Hey Folks,
I have been a marketing ops person, a sales ops person and now am at my second agency job. I work with contractors on a regular basis and see the damage that can happen in an instance where there isn't governance and process but contractors have been involved. I would say you need to strongly vet your contractors, make sure they have the skills (and time) to dedicate to your projects as needed. I would also strongly recommend governance, dropping a new person into your Eloqua instance without any guidance on how your instance is used or operates is a recipe for disaster regardless of whether you are hiring a contractor or a new marketing team member. Remember, they are only as good as you let them be with regards to how much information they have about why things are done the way they are.
Best,
Lauren