What working through CTS actually looks like.
From résumé to first day to the assignment after this one. Here’s the process, who you’ll deal with, and what we handle so you don’t have to.
Five steps. No mystery.
Send your résumé
One file. No account needed, no 40-field form. Tell us your discipline and where you’ll work.
A coordinator calls
Someone who staffs your discipline — not a generalist reading a script. They ask what you want next, not just what you did last.
You see the job first
We tell you the client, the rate, the location and the term before we submit you. You approve every submission.
Interview and offer
We prep you on what the team actually cares about, then handle the paperwork, background check and onboarding.
On assignment
You’re a CTS W-2 employee. Payroll, benefits and questions run through people you can reach by phone.
Three people, not a ticket queue.
Your talent coordinator
Named, and yours through this assignment and the next one. They know your discipline, your clearance status and what you said you wanted.
Employee Relations
For anything that comes up on assignment — a question about your contract, a problem at the worksite, benefits enrollment. This department has existed as long as CTS has.
Payroll
Timesheets, direct deposit, corrections. A phone number, not a portal ticket — Monday to Friday, 7:00am–5:00pm Pacific.
What we handle, what the client handles.
Contract work confuses people because two organisations are involved. Here’s the split, plainly.
| Area | CTS | Client |
|---|---|---|
| Employment | You’re a CTS W-2 employee. We hire you, pay you, and hold the employment relationship. | Directs the work you do day to day. |
| Pay | Rate agreed with you up front, direct deposit each pay period, overtime per assignment terms. | Approves your timesheet. |
| Benefits | Medical, dental, vision, HSA, 401(k) and Roth 401(k), paid holidays and completion bonuses on eligible assignments. | Not involved. |
| Immigration | Visa and green card filings handled in-house where the position supports sponsorship. | Confirms the position supports it. |
| Worksite | Steps in if something isn’t right. | Badge, equipment, training, site rules, schedule. |
| What’s next | Starts looking for your next assignment before this one ends. | May extend or convert you to full-time. |
Benefits from a staffing company that actually has them.
Most people don’t leave. They go to the next one.
Assignments extend, convert to full-time with the client, or end on schedule. In each case your coordinator starts working the next placement before your last week — that’s the part candidates tell us other suppliers skip. Some of our longest-tenured employees have worked through CTS across several assignments and more than one decade.
“I have had nothing but a very positive relationship with CTS International over the many years. Someone was always available to answer my questions and concerns or get back with me ASAP.”
“I’m thankful every day to be working for CTS and Boeing. This has been a great assignment, and seems to be going strong into the future.”
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