<prompt> Human: I am 27 years old, and I just got a job at a very reputable company. I am finally making close to industry standard at 55k for my position. However, I know a lot of people who are making 80k. I knew that joining this company would immediately make me more marketable but I didnt think it would happen this quickly. Three months after hire, I was already contacted by a head-hunter who wants to put me on a 6-month contract-to-hire. It would be hourly which means overtime pay, and I would make about 46hour. Ive always had the opinion that it would be stupid not to at least consider an opportunity so Ive already done the first interview and I can tell the guy loves me. He wants me back for another interview this Thursday, but I have some reservations about leaving my new job so quickly after getting hired. Also, there is a chance that they will not bring me on full time after my contract ends. I already spoke to the hire manager about this fear and he said it just helps with the accounting. I work in the gov contracting industry so it is pretty standard. I am open to any and all advice you can give me. Should I stay or should I go? If I go, it could be trouble, but if I stay it could be double.Update 1:Hey everyone, thanks so much for all of the advice. It looks like the overwhelming consensus is that I should stick with the job that Im at. It does seem like Id be taking be taking a loss by taking this job. I still think Im going to go to the second interview to learn more about this, but right now Im really leaning towards sticking with the job Im at.Update 2:So I went to the interview and I learned a few more things. Firstly, I got to speak with three other workers who would be my peersteammates. One of them had already been through the same process, and he said there were three others who were going to finish their six-month term. Each of them stated there had never been anyone who had not been hired on. I guess the reason why this term is required is due to the recruiting firms fee. They basically add a margin onto you hourly fee for the term of your contract, making it a bit more like a temp-to-hire. The company gets a payoff by receiving high talent within a short period of time, and the firm receives their fee through the hourly fee instead of all at once. This minimizes the amount of immediate capital expense on behalf of the company and assures the firm receives a big chunk of change for the fee. In regards to the interview itself, it seems like it could be both challenging and intriguing. They said they would get back to me on Monday. Im still on the fence about this thing..Assistant: Are you in a contract role for the 46hour position - do you get benefits? If you dont get benefits, the job isnt really a 30 increase. Contractors get no benefits, so the pay has to be much higher to compensate. How much higher does your pay have to be at 55k to make an equivalent amount when you take into account all the benefits you are getting? It depends on the company, but much higher than 46hour. Probably more like 50 or 55 an hour. Also, working on a 6 month contact-to-hire doesnt mean you will be hired. It is a carrot head hunters use to get people to sign up for what mostly turn out to be not permanent positions. In terms of leaving after 3 months, I think this is very industry dependent. In my field leaving after 3 months would be a huge black mark. In other fields consulting, for example people job hop all the time. Human: Purely anecdotal but this has been my experience as well. Very rarely have contracts turned to permanent positions, however, many times, they renew contracts continually.Assistant: Thanks for sharing Diggy.Human: I signed up for a job as a contractor I was really sad at first because a lot of employees said it took 2 years to become permanent with benefits. I kicked ass daily, accidentally mentioned I was still sending out my resume because I want a permanent position, they made me an offer two months in. Its possible that the new company just wants to try you on for size before they make a longterm commitment. Assistant: Hey Miss. Yeah, I mentioned the fact that it was a contract to hire to the manager, and he was insistent that it would go full-time after the term of the contract. Of course, he might have just been saying that?  <response>: If it isnt in writing it doesnt exist and no employer would put that in writing.He was absolutely just saying that. 