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Employers are increasingly offering fixed-term contracts instead of permanent roles.
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Khelvin Xu
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Picture this: You are an employee dissatisfied with your current role, and have been searching for a new job for a while. Finally, after sending out your resume multiple times and after several interviews, you receive a job offer. The role is interesting, and the pay is fair. But the catch? It’s a contract role, not permanent.
Employers are increasingly offering fixed-term contracts instead of permanent roles.
