Is Fulltime or Contract Job perfect for International Student?

INTRODUCTION

Getting a desired job in the USA for an International student is a challenging process.

Working in USA for an International student and finding with an suitable job requires a lot of preparation, time, and dedication towards a job search of OPT students and other visa holders.United OPT understands the situation of an International student who are running with a limited time in their job search and provides with best of possible help and support in order to provide OPT students and other visa holders with their perfect Job match.

Searching for jobs always comes across a question whether to go for Fulltime Job or a Contract Job. To conclude with this question this article will surely help you out.So, Check it out!

Fulltime JOBS

An Employee working on W2 is known as a fulltime or an permanent employee of a company.

A person with fulltime employment is working under clients agency.

The agency assists with Job search.

A fulltime employee works under a definite and pre-decided rate in hours per week.

Benefits like Pay checks and compensation are being provided in the salary directly by the hiring company.

The motive for hiring an fulltime on an permanent employee is to bring him or her on the ground and to help them to stay focused to meet the unique requirements of the company.

Advantages

JOB SECURITY:

Fulltime employment provides an employee of having with a higher degree of job security as compared to Contract jobs.

PAYCHECK:

Fulltime employees are paid with constant and consistent paychecks. Therefore, the employee does not requires to market themselves constantly.

OTHER BENEFITS:

Hiring employer is responsible of providing with health insurance, Paid time Off and other benefits like professional development opportunities.

IT employees with families and children have benefit of security and compensations.

HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY:

Fulltime employment allows a person to feel themselves a part of team and brings out a culture which makes them passionate about the work which the y are completing.

This brings a higher productivity in the daily chores of the company and creates with an positive environment in the company.

Disadvantages

LESS PAY:

Full time employees are paid with less than less pay rate on hourly basis. This is due to providing with job security.

NOT ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME :

Fulltime employees are makes with the same in the time span of 40 hours as they do in 50 hours.The sunk cost of personal time lost is mentioned.

LESS OPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND SKILLS:

It becomes a limitation working in an same environment as it does not allows to move around different companies due to which they mises opportunity to expand the skills set.

FEEL BOUNDED TO WORK:

Permanent employees may feel bounded to work in the same companies environment even if they aren't compatible.

CONTRACT JOBS:

An individual hired to perform with specific task at a definite or pre-decided rate on hourly basis is Contract Employment.

Employment on contract based job is for a certain pre-decided time of span.

An employee working under Contract job cannot be considered as an permanent employee and can't be a permanent part of an organization.

Generally, under contract job the benefits like Paychecks will come from the hiring agency. All kind of employer taxes are been paid by the agency.

Various hiring companies search for contractors for multiple reasons such as work in relation to specific projects, trial period for the fulfillment of fulltime needs, Medical need.

Time span of hiring for contract basis due to the reasons as mentioned above is given in start and end date. The end date may get extend in some of the cases.

As for example, time for an particular task is pre-decided but the time span may change due to delay in the process like editing, representing, and creating.

Advantages

FREEDOM OF CHOOSING TASK:

Employee on Contract basis have the freedom of choosing work according to their preference which is mentioned in Advance.

While an employee hired on fulltime basis may be allotted with various task without being instructed in advance.

HIGH PAYCHECKS AND BENEFITS:

As Contract jobs are on temporary basis, therefore there is a less security of jobs. Hence, an employee working under contract Jobs are paid above market rates. Contract Job for a short duration of time is even more high paid.

COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS:

Employees working under Contract are not only offered with the basic employee benefits but also an with other comprehensive benefits like Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, disability Insurance and retirement plans.

FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS:

Completing with a successful project increases an chance of working more on frequent basis. This creates Satisfaction amongst the hiring company an d the employee. Therefore, this creates an opportunity to increase future engagements.

EXPERIENCE IN MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES:

Working on Contract basis encourages an opportunity to work in multiple Industries. This helps in gaining experience in various Industries under which an contractor gains knowledge about diversified skills and new technologies.

MERIT OF TRIAL PERIOD:

Companies offering Jobs on fulltime basis have an benefit of working on trial period on contract before hiring on permanent basis.

Disadvantages

JOB INSECURITY:

As not being an permanent employee a contract worker is always thinking of next Job opportunity. This may create instability of tenure in an organization.

LESS BENEFITS:

While the contract job provides with a higher wage rate on the other hand provides with less benefits as compared to fulltime job. A contract employee is not eligible of getting any benefits from the hiring employer.

LESS CONNECTION IN ORGAINIZATION:

Due to being for a limited time span in an company Contract worker are having lack of connection among the team mates, colleagues. For being in a short period of time Contract employees may feel separated in an organization.

CONCLUSION

At the end deciding between Contract or fulltime depends upon your requirements and preference.Therefore, only you can decide whether for which Job tittle you wanted to peruse.

The awesome part is that whether you are seeking for Contract or Fulltime there are plenty of opportunities in both the tittles.

United OPT is the ultimate guide which can help you with your Job search in your preferred area and in preferred location.

Therefore, start your Job search with United OPT today!

  1. Clara Michael

    Clara Michael is a Career Counsellor and Legal advisor at United OPT. she has very good working experience with OPT, CPT and H1B candidates. She has a vast knowledge of recruitment and immigration laws. Through her experience and knowledge, she is giving her best to support the international student community in the USA. Do share the article if you like it.