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As Asaa business business you youmight might be: be:

• Exploring • Exploring new new people people models models that that maintain maintain thethe business business butbut gives gives

• Designing a data driven • Designing a data driven business business

• Scaling • Scaling a solution a solution that that

• Implementing • Implementing cost cost

• Finding • Finding shortshortor or medium-term medium-term expertise expertise to to solve solve headcount headcount and and delivery delivery problems problems

thethe business business

• Creating • Creating new new agile agile projects projects to to drive drive innovation innovation

• Digitising parts of of your • Digitising parts your business or or product setset business product

ToTo make make these these goals goals real real you you will will need need to to access, access, often often at at speed, speed, global global technology technology expertise expertise && short short to to medium medium term term support support coupled coupled with with project project management management excellence. excellence.

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Contractor Contractor Talent Talent of accessing of accessing contractor contractor talent talent including: including: Access Access to highly to highly specialised specialised skillsskills - Working - Working youryour business business needs. needs.

Obviously, Obviously, therethere will be willtimes be times withwith contractors contractors is ais simple a simple way way to meet to meet short-term short-term when when recruiting recruiting a permanent a permanent employee employee is is talent talent demand, demand, especially especially where where therethere necessary, necessary, however, however, working working withwith contractors contractors can can is theisneed the need for an forindividual an individual withwith a niche a niche or highly or highly specialised specialised skill skill set. Finding set. Finding someone someone withwith a very a very organization organization and and free free up resources up resources previously previously drained drained by hiring by hiring and and HR costs.

HR costs.

Key to Keyoptimizing to optimizing this this opportunity opportunity is ensuring is ensuring that that the contractors the contractors full-time full-time position. position.

If your If your business business requires requires talented talented and and expert expert individuals individuals for for a single a single fully fully dedicated dedicated to the tojob. the job. project project or a short-term or a short-term contract contract thenthen a contractor a contractor is the is ideal the ideal option option to provide to provide essential essential insight insight - and support. and support.

Contractors Contractors can can bringbring newnew ideasideas into into a business a business and and add add valuevalue because because of their of their breadth breadth of of On demand On demand talent talent at speed at speed - Every - Every business business expertise expertise and prior and prior experiences. experiences.

For example, For example, theirtheir goesgoes through through shiftsshifts in demand in demand and and sometimes sometimes detailed detailed understanding understanding of their of their industry industry allows allows this this can can lead lead to an to overstretched, an overstretched, stressed stressed and and themthem to be to able be able to add to add innovative innovative and and creative creative disengaged disengaged workforce workforce due due to talent to talent gapsgaps within within ideasideas to areas to areas of the of the business business where where this this has has an organization. an organization.

Bringing Bringing in contractors in contractors can can become become stagnant. stagnant.

Moreover, Moreover, a contractor a contractor will will approach approach youryour business business withwith a fresh a fresh perspective, perspective, fully fully compliant, compliant, professional professional resources. resources.

Working Working meaning meaning they’ll they’ll be be able able to to suggest suggest newnew withwith a reliable a reliable recruitment recruitment partner partner means means that that the the approaches approaches to old toproblems. old problems. people people you you bringbring in are in are always always highhigh calibre, calibre, trusted trusted and will and be willable be able to hittothe hitground the ground running. running. gapsgaps and and creating creating opportunities opportunities to to Creating Creating a more a more agileagile business business model model - Talent - Talent streamline streamline costscosts - Working - Working withwith a recruitment a recruitment Contractors Contractors can help can help streamline streamline recruitment recruitment costscosts withwith access access to high to high quality quality contractors contractors can can and and enable enable a re-evaluation a re-evaluation in the in the way way that that a partner a partner simplify simplify hiring, hiring, remove remove HR headaches HR headaches and and create create business business hireshires the the talent talent it needs. it needs.

Rather Rather thanthan moremore opportunities opportunities for your for your organisation organisation to thrive. to thrive. timetime employees, employees, therethere are often are often opportunities opportunities to to bringbring in contractors in contractors instead. instead.

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Harvard Harvard Business Business School School researchers researchersfound found that that with with 90% 90% ofof companies companies hiring hiring both both full-time full-time and and freelance freelance employees, employees, thethe shift shift toto anan on-demand on-demand workforce workforce will will only only continue continue toto accelerate. accelerate.

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How Howwe wework work with withyou you We We will will provide provide customised customised advice, advice, design design & deployment & deployment of the of the mostmost appropriate appropriate contracting contracting solution solution and and resource resource approach approach that that will work will work for you, for you, so you so you can can workwork the the future future in whatever in whatever way way you need. you need.

As a As result, a result, we use we an useapproach an approach called called FACTFACT to make to make sure sure we get weyou get what you what you need. you need.

WeWe like like to:to: FullyFully understand understand the the key key strategic strategic and and associated associated talent talent challenges challenges of of youryour organisation organisation or project. or project.

Ask Ask the the potential potential competitive competitive implications implications of of the the various various contracting contracting solution solution models models appropriate appropriate to your to your challenges. challenges.

Co-craft Co-craft a contracting a contracting solution solution to ensure to ensure the the mostmost impactful impactful design design possible possible and and associated associated key solution key solution elements. elements.

TakeTake a short, a short, medium, medium, and and long-term long-term viewview withwith the provision the provision of a best-in-class of a best-in-class account account management management approach. approach.

‘Cpl ‘Cpl Technology Technology Contractor Contractor solutions solutions can can design design and and deliver deliver any any complex complex blend blend ofof contractor contractor talent, talent, anywhere anywhere in in Europe, Europe, atat speed’ speed’ - Libby - Libby Kelly Kelly

Why Whyususand andnot not someone someoneelse else helping companies companies scale,scale, transform transform and and face face It is It not is an notoverstatement an overstatement to say to that say that Cpl was Cpl washelping world world challenges challenges through through talent talent for the for the bornborn fromfrom technology. technology.

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our contractor our contractor network network to ensure to ensure seamless seamless delivery delivery

Specialists Specialists in in Contracting Contracting for for over 30+ overyears 30+ years

deepdeep experience experience in acquiring in acquiring expert expert contracting contracting talent talent fromfrom various various locations locations across across any technology any technology discipline discipline

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Internal Internal Cpl Cpl Employees Employees 1,2631,263

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4000+ 4000+ clients clients

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Case Case Study Study 1: Global 1: Global e-commerce e-commerce - Project - Project Ramp-Up Ramp-Up Skillsets Skillsets included: included: DevOps DevOps Engineers, Engineers, Cloud/AWS Cloud/AWS developers, developers, Frontend Frontend Developers, Developers, Java Java Backend Backend Developers, Developers, RubyRuby Cpl Technology Cpl Technology Contractor Contractor Solutions Solutions werewere engaged engaged by a by aDevelopers, Developers, UI/UXUI/UX Developers, Developers, Data Data Engineers Engineers and and global global E-commerce E-commerce organisation organisation to help to help support support themthemProject Project Managers.

Managers. with with their their movemove to migrate to migrate their their Legacy Legacy Tech Tech platform platform towards towards Cloud.

Cloud.

The The purpose purpose of the of project the project was was to toSolution Solution simplify simplify their their Platform Platform and and be able be able to accelerate to accelerate development development and and overall overall enhance enhance their their customer’s customer’sCpl provided Cpl provided a dedicated a dedicated Account Account manager manager together together with with an Irish an Irish experience. experience.

The project The project involved involved application application refactoring refactoringbased based and and CEE CEE based based delivery delivery teamteam and and partnered partnered with with this this and platform and platform engineering engineering for the formigration the migration of full-stack of full-stackorganisation organisation to deliver to deliver 25+ Tech 25+ Tech Contractors Contractors to meet to meet and exceed and exceed applications applications into ainto cloud a cloud environment. environment.

The project The project the clients demands. demands.

Cpl screened Cpl screened and selected and selected candidates candidates and and also alsothe clients involved depreciation a Legacy on premiseworked worked closely closely with with the client the client Talent Talent Acquisition Acquisition teamteam and hiring and hiring involved the the depreciation of aofLegacy on premise Datawarehouse to a Cloud Environment.

Cpl were taskedmanagers managers to successfully to successfully on board on board the resources. the resources.

The account The account Datawarehouse to a Cloud Environment.

Cpl were tasked providing EU based contractors across with with providing Irish Irish and and EU based contractors across Context Context

delivery. delivery.

This project This project had ahad verya tight very tight scheduled scheduled roadmap roadmap and was and was successfully successfully delivered delivered ahead ahead of schedule. of schedule.

Case Case Study Study 2: Global 2: Global Financial Financial Services Services - Contractor - Contractor PSLPSL on anonongoing an ongoing basis.basis.

This involves This involves scheduled scheduled calls,calls, onsite onsite visits,visits, and daily and daily interaction interaction with with their their management management teams. teams.

Cpl Cpl Technology Technology Contractor Contractor Solutions Solutions are are a key a key teamteam within within the bank the bank requires requires that that a potential a potential employee employee recruitment recruitment partner partner with with a large a large Global Global Financial Financial Services ServicesEachEach meets their their unique unique criteria criteria in terms in terms organisation. organisation.

We are We tasked are tasked with with supplying supplying themthem with withmeets of the of budget, the budget, workwork model model top quality top quality talenttalent on a on contract a contract basisbasis as their as their needs needs arise.arise.(Hybrid (Hybrid or remote), or remote), and and skillset. skillset.

This This involves involves Cpl searching Cpl searching through through a vasta number vast number of potential of potential candidates candidates and disqualifying and disqualifying Business Business Analysts, Analysts, Software Software Developers, Developers, Infrastructure Infrastructurethosethose who who do not dosatisfy not satisfy all three all three elements elements of theofcriterion. the criterion.

Engineers, Engineers, Project Project Managers, Managers, Data Data Engineers Engineers and Data and Data Scientists.

Scientists.

Cpl delivers Cpl delivers on the onbudget the budget element element of theofcriteria the criteria by ensuring by ensuring we we are always are always updating updating our knowledge our knowledge on exactly on exactly how how muchmuch a a ThereThere are multiple are multiple simultaneous simultaneous projects projects ongoing ongoing within withincandidates candidates skillset skillset demands demands in the in current the current market. market.

We then We then the organisation, the organisation, all with all with their their own own unique unique set ofset needs, of needs,provide provide our client our client with with the most the most competitive competitive pricing pricing by ensuring by ensuring timelines, timelines, and and restraints. restraints.

This This creates creates an environment an environmentcandidates candidates are screened are screened extensively extensively (ensuring (ensuring that their that their rate is rate a is a that that requires requires Cpl Cpl to have to have specialist specialist recruitment recruitment consultants consultants in many in many nicheniche areasareas who who are consistently are consistently in inthe candidate’s the candidate’s skills,skills, checking checking references references on previous on previous projects, projects, tune tune with with Market Market trends trends in order in order to deliver to deliver the highest the highestand negotiating and negotiating rates.rates. standard standard of service. of service.

All ofAll this of and this more and more has resulted has resulted in usinconsistently us consistently meeting meeting and and Solution Solution exceeding exceeding our clients’ our clients’ expectations. expectations.

Context Context

Cpl has Cplahas team a team of consultants of consultants who who workwork closely closely with with the the organisation`s organisation`s talenttalent coordinators coordinators and hiring and hiring managers managers

Our Our4 4pillars pillars ofofDelivery Delivery Excellence Excellence

FourFour pillars pillars are the arecore the core of our of approach our approach to to service service delivery delivery - Global, - Global, Professional, Professional, Safe Safe and Care. and Care.

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We We are are global global in our in our outlook outlook and and moremore importantly importantly in our in access our access to talent. to talent.

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All our All consultants our consultants are more are more than than you expect. you expect.

Experts Experts in their in their respective respective talenttalent acquisition acquisition

dedicated dedicatedand andexperienced experiencedcontract contract recruitment recruitment teams, teams, we can we tap can into tap into the best the best contractor contractor & expert & expert talenttalent and and activate activate that that talenttalent for your for your projects projects at speed. at speed.

they they can can deliver deliver insights, insights, support support and and professionalism professionalism throughout throughout any engagement. any engagement.

Safe Safe

Care Care

Critical Critical to any to contractor any contractor solution solution is safety is safety ensuring ensuring compliance compliance across across tax, insurance tax, insurance and and regulations regulations to minimise to minimise risk for riskyou for the you client. the client.

Our Our processes processes enable enable a standardised a standardised and and repeatable repeatable approach approach backed backed by multi-country by multi-country expertise expertise and regulatory and regulatory knowledge. knowledge.

We are Wecommitted are committed to a three-sided to a three-sided approach approach to to care care - care - care for our for our clients, clients, our our contractor contractor community, community, and our and colleagues. our colleagues.

Initiatives Initiatives like like our Contractor our Contractor Hub Hub highlight highlight our commitment our commitment to going to going beyond beyond for our forcontractor our contractor community community (see inset). (see inset).

The numerous The numerous GPTW GPTW and Inclusivity and Inclusivity awards awards we have we have won won provide provide ample ample evidence evidence of of the focus the focus we put we on putour on colleagues our colleagues wellbeing. wellbeing.

And And our numerous our numerous successful successful delivery delivery casescases highlight highlight our focus our focus on client on client care. care.

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Our Our group group locations locations Europe Europe • Ireland • Ireland • United • United Kingdom Kingdom • Belgium • Belgium • France • France • Germany • Germany • Moldova • Moldova • Czech • Czech Republic Republic • Slovakia • Slovakia • Bulgaria • Bulgaria • Hungary • Hungary • Poland • Poland • Lithuania • Lithuania • Ukraine • Ukraine • Romania • Romania • Croatia • Croatia Africa Africa • Tunisia • Tunisia

AsiaAsia • Japan • Japan • China • China • Thailand • Thailand • Vietnam • Vietnam • Cambodia • Cambodia • Malaysia • Malaysia • Singapore • Singapore • Indonesia • Indonesia • India • India Oceania Oceania • Australia • Australia (Sydney, (Sydney, Perth, Perth, Melbourne) Melbourne) • New • New Zealand Zealand (Auckland) (Auckland)

North North America America • Boston • Boston South South America America • Brazil • Brazil • Chile • Chile • Ecuador • Ecuador • Peru • Peru • Colombia • Colombia

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Libby Libby KellyKelly Director Director - Cpl-Technology Cpl Technology Contractor Contractor Solutions Solutions libby.kelly@cpl.ie libby.kelly@cpl.ie A seasoned A seasoned executive executive with with over over 25 years 25 years specialising specialising in theinTechnology the Technology and Project and Project recruitment recruitment space, space, LibbyLibby is an is accomplished an accomplished and results and results oriented oriented professional. professional.

Driven Driven by anby absolute an absolute commitment commitment to thetocustomer the customer she believes she believes in a purpose-led in a purpose-led working working environment, environment, underpinned underpinned by a culture by a culture of high of high trust trust & high & high performance. performance.

FromFrom working working with with innovative innovative start-ups start-ups to advising to advising largelarge corporations corporations on their on their tech tech hiringhiring strategies, strategies, she delivers she delivers real world real world results results through through meaningful meaningful communication, communication, creativity creativity and high and high touchtouch business business relationships. relationships.

Mikołaj Mikołaj Jaśkiewicz Jaśkiewicz Division Division Manager Manager IT Recruitment IT Recruitment - Cpl- Poland Cpl Poland mikolaj.jaskiewicz@cpljobs.pl mikolaj.jaskiewicz@cpljobs.pl Mikołaj Mikołaj is a recruitment is a recruitment leader leader with with a proven a proven tracktrack record record over over the past the 8 past years 8 years in in helping helping clients clients achieve achieve their their goalsgoals by securing by securing themthem the top thetalent top talent in theinITthe market.

IT market.

He He believes believes in anin individual an individual approach approach to thetoneeds the needs of theofClient, the Client, which which allows allows to execute to execute innovative innovative ideasideas and diversity and diversity in providing in providing professional professional recruitment recruitment services. services.

Michaela Michaela Nováková Nováková Team Team LeadLead for IT for Recruitment IT Recruitment Division Division - Cpl- Czech Cpl Czech Republic Republic michaela.novakova@cpljobs.cz michaela.novakova@cpljobs.cz Michaela Michaela has been has been working working at Cplatsince Cpl since 2010.2010.

She worked She worked her way her up wayfrom up from a junior, a junior, through through a senior a senior consultant consultant to a Team to a Team Leader Leader in IT. in She IT.isShe being is being a responsible a responsible person person not only not only whenwhen dealing dealing with with candidates, candidates, but especially but especially with with clients. clients.

Her goal Her goal is a is a work.work.

Michaela Michaela always always focuses focuses on quality, on quality, not quantity. not quantity.

She isShe organized, is organized, detail-oriented detail-oriented and reliable, and reliable, and she andstrives she strives to pass to pass thesethese qualities qualities on toon hertoITher team.

IT team.

Victoria Georgieva Senior Recruitment Consultant - Cpl Bulgaria victoria.georgieva@cpl.com Victoria is an inventive and goal-oriented HR management and Business development professional with a proven track record in developing and implementing HR, Communications and Business strategies, providing sustainable talent solutions, and connecting contractors (employees) with the most appropriate roles and projects.

Understanding the essence of the client’s business and approaching cooperatively and candidates. Driven by her explorer’s spirit and strategic thinking over the past 7 company (more than 140 employees in Bulgaria) and its successful establishment on the DACH-market.

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