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Originally Posted by Aubdod
I have talked to my recruiting agency and they have told me that the company I work for won't provide any information on the length of their extensions or how long they may be willing to keep me on other than the next 45 day period because it is based entirely on need and budget at the time the extension comes up.
Does anyone have any experience or recommendation for a situation like this?
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You are on-site with the client 40+ hours a week? If so, don't talk to the contract house about it, they know nothing. Talk to the client who signs your time sheet about it.
As for quitting your job, just to interview for another one while possibly on unemployment, that's a move not in your best interests.
First of all, unemployment doesn't pay much. Second, you are going to be unemployed looking for a so-called permanent job. Idiots in HR will want to know why you are unemployed and when you say you resigned a contract job so you could interview, they are going to think you are a flake or lying, or both. There is no good reason you can't interview while working. So what if you don't get paid time off to interview, you are going to make far less money being unemployed while interviewing. And you likely won't get unemployment benefits unless the client ends your contract. Also, the contract house could offer you a job elsewhere and if you turn them down you could still end up wasting your time fighting for unemployment benefits.
You don't know how long you will be unemployed. Many companies move at a snails pace between the time they advertised jobs and actually start interviewing candidates for positions.
Apply for the jobs you want. When the interviews comes up, give them your availability. Just don't waste your time interviewing for jobs you don't want or don't have all the information about them. For example, if they don't tell you the starting salary until you have a round of interviews, forget it. Make them tell you the salary up-front over the phone or e-mail.