I need honest opinions! How do you feel about agencies keeping a person on a Full-Time hourly Contract without any clear sight of offering a permanent Full-Time position?

Is it a reflection of your performance or the employer? What are the pros/cons of being contracted? Thanks!

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it’s often a reflection of the scope [or lack there of].

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Thanks for the feedback!

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Perma-lance is a long practiced approach to staffing at many agencies. And has nothing to do w/you (likely) and everything to do with their internal hiring processes (and work around to bypass those processes). and/or headcount stats and other metrics.

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Thank you!

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It can be based on the work they have available. They need someone now, but things may slow up later, so they can’t justify a full-time hire now. If they keep calling you back, that’s a good thing. No one will do that with a bad freelancer.

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Thank you!

Great if they’re paying your full rate

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