Do you consider contract or contract to hire roles?

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Recruiters keep hitting me up on LinkedIn for 18-24 month contract roles or contract to hire roles. I ignore all these messages because stable employment exists for me. If I was unemployed and desperate, then I might consider, but this is my thinking, others may think differently.

What value are in contract roles? I am genuinely curious. Have you worked as a contractor and why did you choose to pursue this route? Also, I don't mean government contractor-- those are full-time positions. I mean like Signature Consultants employee contracted to work at J.P. Morgan as a software developer where he or she sits and works with actual J.P. Morgan employees.

BeauTeeNTech · Accepted Answer

I’ve worked as an FTE and have also done some contract work before. ￼Contract work as a Business Analyst allowed me to get exposure to technology that my prior employer didn’t use, and to gain some experience where I was lacking.  Once I got the experience I wanted/needed I was able to transition back to FTE work and at a much higher role/salary than I was at before I did contracting.

h298Bnkcw · Answer

I actually dont think its for desperate people. I think its more for people who have the means to be more flexible with their time and skill. So you dont HAVE to have one gig for a long time, you basically are a consultant. Come in, do what needs to be done, and often time I feel like my contracts are well defined upfront, and if not, I can design them because I'm the expert they are looking for. The benefits part can get tricky but if you've freelanced before, or you have a partner with a typical job, you have more options to try things or perhaps pivot from one thing to another.

Do you consider contract or contract to hire roles?

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