SAPPHIRE YONG on HOW TO ATTRACT EMPLOYERS TO CONVERT CONTRACT HIRES TO PERMANENT
- S3E5
- 49:34
- January 4th 2022
Sapphire candidly read chapters of her career journey to a large audience of jobseekers to debunk common concerns about the limiting opportunities that contract positions hold.
Highlights of her talk include:
- Overview of her career journey
- Start of her contract role as a maternity cover
- Conversion to a permanent employment
- What makes contract hires attractive to employers?
- Five pointers to ace the interview for a contract position
- Are there differences between a contract hire versus a permanent headcount?
- Do I have the power to negotiate when converting to a permanent position?
- The REAL reason why she accepted the permanent role
- What NOT to do when negotiating a role conversion
- Are contract roles suitable only for certain age groups?
- Key Takeaways - use the acronym CRAVE, find out what each alphabet stands for!
- Pictures of how she worked hard AND played hard, cool!!
Thank you very much, Sapphire, for the lovely share.
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