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If you were offered a 6-month and a 12-month contract for almost the same job but at two very different but renowned companies, which one would you choose?
The 6-month job pays $4/hr more (I'm entry-level, so the extra dollars are a big help). Also, the 6-month job works directly with Executive management... that may be the foot in the door for networking.
Which contract would you take? They perform almost the same duties, but one pays more and works with upper management, and the other lasts twice as long.
Last edited by MikeyTheNewYuppie; 10-22-2013 at 01:08 PM..
If you were offered a 6-month and a 12-month contract for almost the same job but at two very different but renowned companies, which one would you choose?
The 6-month job pays $4/hr more (I'm entry-level, so the extra dollars are a big help). Also, the 6-month job works directly with Executive management... that may be the foot in the door for networking.
Which contract would you take? They perform almost the same duties, but one pays more and works with upper management, and the other lasts twice as long.
I would not focus too much on the short term. I would look at both companies from a long term perspective and choose the one I hope to stay with if i was offered full time at the end of the contract.
If you were offered a 6-month and a 12-month contract for almost the same job but at two very different but renowned companies, which one would you choose?
The 6-month job pays $4/hr more (I'm entry-level, so the extra dollars are a big help). Also, the 6-month job works directly with Executive management... that may be the foot in the door for networking.
Which contract would you take? They perform almost the same duties, but one pays more and works with upper management, and the other lasts twice as long.
I would try to get the 12 month contract to increase the rate by $4/hr and tell them why. Would try to get $4/hr more but if they came back with $3/hr more I might go with the 12 month contract.
Else I would take the 6/mo contract with higher pay. Knowing there is a good possibility that the 6 month contract will be extended. You could ask the consulting firm if they know how likely it is that the 6 month contract is extended. It is common in many companies to extend and extend every time the 6 months is near expiration.
Keep in mind that you want to make the highest rate possible. Because your next gig's rate will usually be related to how much you make on this gig.
Thank you for the replies. I actually am hopeful that I get a full-time employment offer at the end of either contract. I decided that my Plan A is the 12 month, while my Plan B is the 6 month. Although I get paid not as much for the 12 month, it lasts twice as long, and the industry the company is in is more fitting for me than that for the 6 month.
Thank you for the replies. I actually am hopeful that I get a full-time employment offer at the end of either contract. I decided that my Plan A is the 12 month, while my Plan B is the 6 month. Although I get paid not as much for the 12 month, it lasts twice as long, and the industry the company is in is more fitting for me than that for the 6 month.
In either case I'd take the contract and keep looking for a job. Companies don't have a very good history of hiring people from contract jobs (28%).
I have turned down perm offers at companies when I was contracting there. I knew several other contractors that did the same thing. This might skew the numbers into making it seem like it's only the companies that refuse to go perm. In some lines of work there are a lot of contractors that don't want perm jobs. When I talk to recruiters in my line of work they say the same thing - 'many contractors don't want perm jobs". These recruiters talk to thousands of applicants.
In either case I'd take the contract and keep looking for a job.
I would also take the 6 month since it pays more and has more visibility and I would continue looking. Contracts can be rescinded by either side at anytime. I actually had a 4 month contract that the company wanted to extend for a year after I was there for about a month. I left after 2.5 months because I found a full time role about 10 minutes from my house. I ended up with better pay, benefits and I dropped my commute by about 1.25 hours per day.
Thank you for the replies. I actually am hopeful that I get a full-time employment offer at the end of either contract. I decided that my Plan A is the 12 month, while my Plan B is the 6 month. Although I get paid not as much for the 12 month, it lasts twice as long, and the industry the company is in is more fitting for me than that for the 6 month.
A better career fit is a good reason, the term is not. The length of the contract is probably not guaranteed. It's a projection. The 6-month could become longer and the 12-month could become shorter.
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