What is contract to hire?

[Triforceofcourage]

Going to a job interview that is contract to hire. What does that mean exactly?

Tri

 

[Zee]

means you are a temp. if they like you, then you will be a perm.

 

[Steve]

Zee nailed it. I was a C2H, and the job I have now grew from my success in that.

 

[Triforceofcourage]

So that probably means I won't get any benefits right?

 

[Triforceofcourage]

bump

 

[Zee]

until you are a perm. correct. and the pay is lower then perm.

unless you are going through a temp agency. then they have their own rules.

any other questions before i ignore this thread?

 

[gistech1978]

Originally posted by: Triforceofcourage
So that probably means I won't get any benefits right?

doubt it.

 

[Triforceofcourage]

Originally posted by: Zee
until you are a perm. correct. and the pay is lower then perm.

unless you are going through a temp agency. then they have their own rules.

any other questions before i ignore this thread?

This job is through an agency, I found it on monster and emailed the agency. They set up the interview for me. So I guess I should ask them about if there are benefits but it sounds like there won't be.

 

[Zee]

If it's through an agency, then most likely you will have to work a minimum number hours before you get benefits. There will be benefits, which wont be too great unless the agency is really and unusually generous.

minimum hours of work is required so that someone doesnt sign up with the agency just for the benefits, and then after going to the dentist/hospital, they drop out.

 

[Triforceofcourage]

The agency also said that they will be paying me the first six months instead of the company. Is that normal and why would they do that?

Tri

 

[Zee]

Because the company pays the agency. Agency takes a chunk, and passes the rest to you. The only time the company pays you direct is if you are a perm employee with full benefits and on their payroll.

that is normal.

 

[Triforceofcourage]

So the agency is screwing me then, this sucks lol.
The problem with searching for a job is that it seems like all the jobs posted are with agencies especially on monster.

 

[Triforceofcourage]

bump

 

[Steve]

Why bump?


A temp agency can work out very well. At this job, while temping I was getting $15/hr. No benefits. Not bad, not great, but it did in a pinch. The trick is to make a good enough impression that the company wants to hire you. Now I make $39,000 a year (~$18.75/hr) and a good benefits package. I got hired over a month before my contract was to end.

 

[Zee]

how are they screwing with you. Sometimes it's an excellent way to get your foot in the door. Did you not read sm8000's post?

 

[Triforceofcourage]

Good point, I will have to think hard about it. The pay would be for about 20/hour. I am fresh out of college and the job would be entry level. Is this a good deal do you think?

 

[Steve]

Absolutely. I'd take what you can get. Even if it doesn't work out, nothing wrong with experience on your resume. And your temp agency recruiter will try to find you a new job, because s/he gets commission out of it. This job now was my third with my agency.

 

[EagleKeeper]

I just came off an contract via an agency. The agency was raking $20/hr from the client over what they payed me.

Now I am independent with the client and we have split the raked $20 bewteen the two of us.

It allowed me to get my foot in the dorr.

What benifits that were available from the agency were high and I am still trying to determine where the "vacation pay" went to.

 

[y2kc]

Originally posted by: Triforceofcourage
So the agency is screwing me then, this sucks lol.
The problem with searching for a job is that it seems like all the jobs posted are with agencies especially on monster.

I've been contracting for 4 years at the same company. With raises over the last 4 years they've pretty much eliminated the desire I had to ever become perm. The perm positions in my dept are salary, i'm hourly and I average around the same as most of the senior perm guys (base pay).

With the amount of OT they offer (I basically work 14 hr days now, 6 at time and a half) the thought of being an "employee" is laughable. I make more than my boss..

 

[Triforceofcourage]

All of you guys make it sound like a good opportunity. The only problem then is that it is 35 miles away. Do any of you guys commute that far to work?

Tri

 

[rh71]

IMO, that means nothing really... anyone who's a temp can be hired full-time if they like you enough. Happened to me unexpectedly at my previous job. It's just fluff to make it sound like a better position.

 

[SagaLore]

Just curious - what is the job title?

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: Triforceofcourage
All of you guys make it sound like a good opportunity. The only problem then is that it is 35 miles away. Do any of you guys commute that far to work?

Tri

I drive 38 miles each way through bad traffic. It blows. My next job will be closer to my home, you can bank on that.

 

[The_Dude8]

Originally posted by: Triforceofcourage
Good point, I will have to think hard about it. The pay would be for about 20/hour. I am fresh out of college and the job would be entry level. Is this a good deal do you think?

what kind of job it's? that is a good pay for a temp.

 

[Steve]

At my contract before this job, I was commuting 28 miles both ways according to Google Maps, but I was taking a different route so it may have been more or less.