The 2013 IABC Ottawa Chapter Excel Awards are just around the corner and with this year’s strong field of entrants, it’s sure to be an unforgettable night.

Every now and then as an employer you may find yourself faced with an interesting recruitment challenge:  you’ll be presented with two creative job candidates who, at least on paper, have almost identical qualifications.

In an interesting video for Monster.com, contributor Emily Bennington makes a few great points about managing temporary contract workers. First, she notes that due to their relatively short stays with a company, temporary contractors need to be managed in a different way than full-time employees.  She cites a number of mistakes hiring managers make when trying to fill positions quickly using contractor help.

It’s human nature to try to get more for less. In fact, we do it all the time.

We look for bargains at stores, search for deals online, and in the business world, we try to cut costs by doing things like negotiating better terms from suppliers and other firms we may be working with.

But there are times, such as when you’re trying to hire freelance creative talent that opting for the cheapest possible option makes little or no business sense.