How to hire an associate technical consultant

How to hire an associate technical consultant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step associate technical consultant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an associate technical consultant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new associate technical consultant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The associate technical consultant hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them an associate technical consultant to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire an associate technical consultant that fits the bill.

   This list presents associate technical consultant salaries for various positions.

   Type of Associate Technical Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Associate Technical Consultant	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$25-40
   Consultant/Team Lead	Consultant team leads analyze background documentation, project documents, financial reports, etc., to prepare an initial report about the projects they are working on. They gather data through interviews, research, and surveys to design proposals meant to create an inclusive environment for everyone... Show more	$34-62
   Developer/Consultant	A developer/consultant is responsible for developing system databases and applications, depending on the business' needs and clients' specifications. Developers/consultants design their services to manage optimal performance and maximize productivity for timely submission of projects, ensuring client satisfaction and loyalty... Show more	$34-64

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Java
   • Client Facing
   • Project Management
   • Cloud
   • C #
   • ERP
   • Business Process
   • Windows
   • CRM
   • Application Development
   • Linux
   • HTML
   • SQL Server
   • Data Analysis

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   Responsibilities:

   • Provide emergency support to internal/external customers requiring the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and rapidly troubleshoot complex applications.
   • Develop pl/sql scripts for history data migrations and data corrections.
   • Create JSPs and Java classes to implement enhancements to procurement system.
   • Develop PL/SQL packages and procedures, which can be used in programs.
   • Develop complex, cost effective ETL mappings as per design, applying business rules.
   • Facilitate remote desktop and server support, configuration, installations and deployments by coordinating service among subject matter experts as needed.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the associate technical consultant job description is a good way to get more applicants. An associate technical consultant salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for an associate technical consultant in Idaho may be lower than in Oregon, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level associate technical consultant. Additionally, an associate technical consultant with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average associate technical consultant salary

   $66,748yearly

   $32.09 hourly rate

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   Entry-level associate technical consultant salary

   $52,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 23, 2026

   Average associate technical consultant salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$80,991	$39
   2	Oregon	$77,037	$37
   3	Virginia	$75,208	$36
   4	New York	$75,043	$36
   5	District of Columbia	$72,714	$35
   6	North Carolina	$70,949	$34
   7	New Jersey	$68,608	$33
   8	Massachusetts	$68,309	$33
   9	Ohio	$67,888	$33
   10	Pennsylvania	$67,685	$33
   11	New Hampshire	$66,795	$32
   12	Michigan	$66,015	$32
   13	Indiana	$65,785	$32
   14	Minnesota	$65,400	$31
   15	Texas	$64,491	$31
   16	Iowa	$64,005	$31
   17	Oklahoma	$63,945	$31
   18	Vermont	$63,350	$30
   19	Illinois	$63,066	$30
   20	Washington	$63,058	$30

   Average associate technical consultant salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Eli Lilly and Company	$100,363	$48.25	14
   2	Adobe	$80,127	$38.52	23
   3	SAS Institute	$79,672	$38.30	13
   4	Fujitsu	$74,581	$35.86
   5	Guidehouse	$74,516	$35.83	233
   6	IBM	$71,794	$34.52	319
   7	Conga	$71,042	$34.15
   8	SAP	$69,886	$33.60	24
   9	Virtusa	$69,765	$33.54	69
   10	KPIT Technologies	$69,007	$33.18
   11	Huron Consulting Group	$68,929	$33.14	219
   12	RSM US	$68,757	$33.06	71
   13	Capgemini	$68,554	$32.96	363
   14	PSEG	$68,037	$32.71	14
   15	Ahead USA	$67,222	$32.32	13
   16	Salesforce	$66,938	$32.18	34
   17	AAFCPAs	$66,762	$32.10
   18	Utegration	$66,661	$32.05
   19	Burns & McDonnell	$66,279	$31.86	53
   20	Perficient	$66,240	$31.85	13

4. Writing an associate technical consultant job description

   A job description for an associate technical consultant role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's an associate technical consultant job description:

   Associate technical consultant job description example

   **The Opportunity**
   
   Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future. Together, we empower clients to drive innovation, create sustainable funding streams and deliver better student outcomes.
   
   Today, leaders of higher education institutions and academic medical centers are spending too much time reacting to market forces, rather than focusing on the essential priorities that help students, faculty and staff thrive. The most productive path forward requires an intentional approach and innovative thinking, whereby stakeholders across the entire institution rally around a shared vision and embrace the hard work of effecting change.
   
   You'll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability.
   
   Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.
   
   **Position Summary**
   
   As a Technical Integrations Associate, you will serve as a technical resource for integrating a customer's ERP and spend management solution. This is a unique opportunity for a passionate and motivated individual to serve as a strategic partner and technical expert, building seamless integrations to help clients simplify and streamline their spend management solution. In addition, this position will look to for the individual to provide continuous improvement ideas related to technical consulting excellence within Huron's Spend Management team.
   
   **FLEXIBLE LOCATION**
   
   **Qualifications**
   
   - Huron requires a bachelor's degree in a field related to this position or equivalent work experience
   
   - 3-5 years of professional services experience while performing in the role of a technical lead
   
   - Prior technical experience with ERP or SaaS applications
   
   - Experienced in gathering integration requirements, project management, problem solving, documentation, and negotiating with technical resources
   
   - Proven ability to work independently and drive projects to completion
   
   - Proven ability to design and optimize business processes and to integrate business processes across disparate systems
   
   - Demonstrated ability to analyze the application needs and determines most appropriate strategy and design to meet business requirements, increase cost effectiveness and ensure infrastructure stability
   
   - Experience in troubleshooting the technical components of a vendor purchased application and its associated back-end processes and integrated applications
   
   - Experience designing and implementing web services for real-time data integration with SaaS solutions
   
   - Experience with all aspects of the software life cycle and development methodologies
   
   - Experience working within a broader team of functional and technical colleagues working toward a common goal
   
   **Posting Category**
   
   Education
   
   **Opportunity Type**
   
   Regular
   
   **Country**
   
   United States of America
   
   Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.
   
   Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right associate technical consultant for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with associate technical consultants they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit associate technical consultants who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your associate technical consultant job on Zippia to find and recruit associate technical consultant candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with associate technical consultant candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   While interviews are great, you will only sometimes learn enough from a conversation with an associate technical consultant applicant. In those cases, having candidates complete a test project can go a long way in figuring out who's the most likely to succeed in the role. If you aren't a technical person and don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new associate technical consultant

   Once you've decided on a perfect associate technical consultant candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new associate technical consultant. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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