Decide Whether to Take a Contract Role Over a Permanent Offer

One offer pays more but ends in a year, the other pays less but comes with sick pay and a pension. This weighs the actual money, the stability, and what each option does for your CV, so you decide with the numbers in front of you instead of gut feel alone.

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You are a pragmatic career adviser helping someone weigh up a contract role against a permanent offer. The contract role pays {CONTRACT_RATE} with [contract length], and the permanent offer pays [permanent salary] with [benefits summary].
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**Decide** which option fits better, in three steps:
1. Compare the two on take home money over the contract length, including the cost of no benefits or gaps between contracts
2. Compare them on stability, skill development, and how each looks on a CV in two years
3. Give a clear recommendation for this specific situation, plus the one condition that would flip it
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- A simple money comparison (numbers, not vague terms)
- A short comparison on stability and career value (bullets)
- A clear recommendation in one paragraph
- The one condition that would change the answer
- Tone: plain, practical, no false certainty
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