A service segment of the Contracting/Consulting Industry, Directly Sourced Contingent Workers include independent contractors/consultants, temporary workers sourced from an internally developed pool of talent and others such as summer interns, seasonal workers, retirees and other contingent workers not sourced from a third-party staffing supplier In a Direct Sourcing Model, company most often finds talent and administers the talent pool, but may engage a third party to do so as well.