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Discussion on: I got my first job and it's a contract, what now?

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Cedric W

I would ask others around you. Are any of them working on contract? Or have they transitioned from contract. Is this the company's general hiring process?

Just asking because I worked contract for a year at my company. This lead to full-time employment. This was also their normal hiring transition - contract for 6month to a year, depending on the time of the year, then hire. Normally within that time you or the company will know if you are a good fit. So I would ask around is my advise.

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Kevin Steele • Edited

Thanks Cedric. I interviewed for a salaried position, didn't get it and almost a month later one of the folks who interviewed me reached out and offered a contract. So they had a role to be filled and it has been. They typically hire contractors for either work ramp-up or as an on-going tryout. I'm not sure where I lie.