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I got a job offer for a temp position that may go perm, it pays 62,400
The duties are very junior for about 5 months. 

I currently have a perm job that pays 41,000
The duties are much more senior. 

Should I just go for the money, suffer for 5 months and risk the temp job status?


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Just from a resume viewpoint, I think it is a bad move... short term job and decrease in responsibilities.

Do you lose benefits by going temp?

Before jumping, why not see whether there are perm jobs making more money that fit your current responsibilities.

Remember that a perm job is usually worth about a third more than salary when you include benes.  Don't give up a good perm job for temp betting it will go perm.  Be prepared to keep working temp for a while.

On the other hand, if you want to leave the current job anyway, the money looks good.  I don't know what effect the junior/senior thing has.  The way I look at it, I'm still the same guy, with the same experiance, regardless of what I've been doing for the last six months.  In my field, we take the attitude, "you can call me hey you, or chief technical fellow, just make sure you call me for lunch!  It's all about the money.

For a $20K+ increase I believe I'd risk the 5 month temp status.  As far as your resume is concerned, I think you'll be able to logically explain the temporary reduction in duties for that 5 month period as an investment in anticipation of the job transitioning to more significant responsibilities.

Paul W. Barada

The Negotiation Expert

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