Jonathan Cohen, Managing Director, Hourglass HRJonathan Cohen, Managing Director
Businesses’ reliance on the contingent workforce is increasing rapidly to complement their in-house teams and cut down operational expenditures. But managing the contingent workers and finding the right talent for a specific role is a task easier said than done. Organizations require the right partner to ensure they onboard the people who align with the business objectives.

Hourglass HR, a human resources business partner, specializes in providing short- and long-term contingent workers within the IT, engineering, and healthcare sectors. Its thorough and technical recruitment process, with a human approach, helps businesses maximize their human capital potential.

The services Hourglass HR offers range from HR strategy development to recruitment and talent management, employee engagement and retention, performance management, compensation and benefits, compliance and risk management, and HR technology implementation.

Hourglass HR focuses on finding the right match between a client and a candidate using a proactive headhunting approach to reach out to potential candidates who may not have applied for jobs online.

“Effective communication and relationship-building are the building blocks of successful contingent workforce management. We prioritize proactively identifying and mitigating potential issues to ensure a project’s success and the satisfaction of all stakeholders,” says Jonathan Cohen, managing director, Hourglass HR.

What differentiates Hourglass HR from its competitors is the proactive headhunting model that enables it to achieve success even in tight markets and during times of uncertainty. It also has a skilled team in its arsenal to assist clients throughout the recruitment process and ensure they get the best outcomes.

“At the heart of our approach lies a fundamental appreciation for the human element of our work. We recognize that we are dealing with individuals with unique emotions, motivations, and goals,” says Cohen. “We prioritize this human aspect in our process and make sure to take care of each person’s needs with great care and attention.”

Effective communication and relationship-building are the building blocks of successful contingent workforce management. We prioritize proactively identifying and mitigating potential issues to ensure a project’s success and the satisfaction of all stakeholders

In one instance, Hourglass HR helped a regional health authority open a short-term vaccination clinic in their region during the COVID-19 pandemic. It had to onboard over 70 contingent workers, including nurses and customer service representatives, within two weeks during the Christmas period. The vaccination clinic opened successfully in the first week of January and ran for about three months. It could quickly turn around the project within a busy time of the year, and the clinic was a huge success, helping protect the region and provide as many vaccinations as possible.

Instances like these are a testament to Hourglass HR’s commitment to client success. The company never hesitates to go the extra mile to ensure that clients get the desired outcomes. That’s why after providing clients with contingent workers, it maintains constant communication with them to understand if everything is going as per plan.

Despite being small enough to remain nimble, it is large enough to support size-agnostic enterprise-level needs, making it an ideal HR partner.