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Yep, some roles turn into real jobs. Most the people in this section are too pessimistic and think the entire work force is out to get them, however.
Yes, I agree. They behave as if the sole purpose of business is to find someway to humiliate them. All of my contracting experiencing have been positive, and I know many people who went from contract to joining the client company if that's what they were looking for. Also, every company I contracted for offered me health benefits, vacation and 401(k) matching so I saw no reason to join the client company to get those. Another benefit is that when the contract was renewed I got a raise and that was it. None of this BS with reviews and justifying your existence. People not considering contracting are hurting themselves. To be blunt, there are many good contract houses, but if you don't know how to evaluate them and you don't have a professional personality and attitude, then you are better off staying in your low-paying job.
I have personally never seen a staffing agency that offered anything but joke benefits and most offer none whatsoever. Though I will agree the one and only thing I liked about contracting was that I had absolutely no contact with corporate HR nor did I have a need to endure any of their psychobabble and other "programs." YOu could just do your job and they got to inflict their organizational psychology and other quackery on the lucky employees.
So I think it really depends on the position and the person. If you're not a very good employee, they likely wont' bring you on.
It depends on the type of job position. I can tell that you admin, clerical, and warehouse temporaries almost never go permanent. Blue collar and pink collar temp jobs are dead end streets. In other industries, though, there might be a slightly higher chance of going perm. Such as those who work in a highly specialized field.
You have to research the company to see what their relationship is with temps/contractors/vendors/whatever. I've worked 3 different contract jobs; 1 of them was a classic "permatemp" job where it was almost unheard of for a contractor to get hired on as a full-time employee (these days, that is. I've heard that contractors had a chance of getting hired on back in the 90s and early 2000s).
What if a company states on the job posting that it is a temp-to-hire position, and they call you and explain that it is because they want to see if you're a good fit for the position? I applied for the position through Indeed and the human resources manager for the company called me today and set up an interview with herself and the VP of human resources on Monday. Does this mean they are going through a temp agency or do some companies do temp-to-hire on their own? Part of the description online says this:
Reporting to the Manager, Human Resources, this position is for a Human Resource Assistant in the company's corporate headquarters. The position is ideal for a recent graduate looking to gain experience in human resources. The position is temp to perm and is non-exempt/full-time.
It also states the salary...is that what I would be making even while in the 'temp' status?
I have personally never seen a staffing agency that offered anything but joke benefits and most offer none whatsoever. Though I will agree the one and only thing I liked about contracting was that I had absolutely no contact with corporate HR nor did I have a need to endure any of their psychobabble and other "programs." YOu could just do your job and they got to inflict their organizational psychology and other quackery on the lucky employees.
The last contract position I was on for a year (which turned into a full time job after) gave me excellent blue cross blue shield health insurance, vision, and dental. I even have a very expensive surgery while on it (around $8k or so) and I think out of pocket I paid around $1500... They covered a ton, and I only paid like $40/wk or so.
The last contract position I was on for a year (which turned into a full time job after) gave me excellent blue cross blue shield health insurance, vision, and dental. I even have a very expensive surgery while on it (around $8k or so) and I think out of pocket I paid around $1500... They covered a ton, and I only paid like $40/wk or so.
If you worked in my field and had the same skills you would have no issue finding these positions
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