Do contract roles at Apple Google Facebook (Meta) etc. hold any weight on resumes? Or do people see the word “contract” and not take it seriously?

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Depends what you are looking for.. if you want to work in tech, it will definitely help. I just finished a contact job at Meta and finally getting interest in other tech companies.

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I know of multiple people who prefer the freedom and the higher pay of being contract. Even if you’d prefer to be FTE your future employers don’t know that. They won’t necessarily assume it’s because you weren’t “wanted”. I’ve had a lot of interest coming from a FAANG contract so I depends on how you play it I think.

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“See the word contract and not take it seriously”

Is that a normal view of contracts…?

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Thank you!!

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