You'll meet a lot of great and interesting people. You'll get to drive luxurious vehicles to meetings and day-trips. The possibility of being hired full-time will lead to better pay, security, and benefits.
Shockingly terrible IT systems will hinder you at every step. Miles of red tape and procedures. No job security and low wages for contractors. If you've watched the first half of the movie Office Space, then you pretty much know what this job is like.
I spent roughly 50% of my time unproductively due to nearly broken IT systems. They need to be invested in.
Simple interview process as a contract engineer. The interview process is more in-depth for a salary position, but was only one round with simple questions for a contract position.
Behavioral Questions - 90 minutes, 9 questions related to experience. It was very straightforward. Two managers were in the interview. They kept taking notes at the same time. The STAR format was required for their note-taking and the preferred meth
HR calls for a phone interview. If the phone interview goes well, the hiring manager sets up a regular in-person interview. If the in-person interview goes well, the GM recruiter calls and gives an offer.
Simple interview process as a contract engineer. The interview process is more in-depth for a salary position, but was only one round with simple questions for a contract position.
Behavioral Questions - 90 minutes, 9 questions related to experience. It was very straightforward. Two managers were in the interview. They kept taking notes at the same time. The STAR format was required for their note-taking and the preferred meth
HR calls for a phone interview. If the phone interview goes well, the hiring manager sets up a regular in-person interview. If the in-person interview goes well, the GM recruiter calls and gives an offer.