Professional and Scientific Staff Management $($PSSM$)$ is a unique type of temporary staffing

agency. Many organizations today hire highly skilled technical employees on a short$-$term,

temporary basis to assist with special projects or to provide a needed technical skill. PSSM

negotiates contracts with its client companies in which it agrees to provide temporary staff in

specific job categories for a specified cost. For example, PSSM has a contract with an oil and gas

exploration company in which it agrees to supply geologists with at least a masters degree for

$$5,000$ per week. PSSM has contracts with a wide range of companies and can place almost any

type of professional or scientific staff members, from computer programmers to geologists to

astrophysicists.