Factors to appoint a external consultant

1. Qualification
He should have relevant qualification to show ability to perform his job

2. Previous working experience
He can show related working experience from previous job

3. Acceptance by other staffs
Employing an external consultant may be difficult as ohter staffs may feel threatened of their job therefore Chief Internal Auditor must ensure internal staffs understand the reason of employing the consultant

4. References
He is able to to provide related refrences from previous employer showing the capability to undertake the work.

5. Project Management skill
He should able to display appropriate project management skill such as leading a team as performing the job need the cooperation form other staffs

6. Confidentiality
He may access to all relevant data that may seem confidential to the Co. Therefore he may need not to disclose the co information to third party