I need opinions regarding asking for a permanent job.....

[Summerfruit]

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No I don;t think you're being pushy. For one thing had you not asked they might have made assumptions because you were pg.I don;t know how big an organisation it is, but if its a certain size they may have recruitment policies to adhere to. ie now that the job has become permanently available they may choose to/their policies may say they have to advertise it. ask for a meeting with your boss when he comes back. also don't phrase it in terms of "taking you back after 6 months" phrase it in terms of considering you for the permanent post. Also try to point out that the time and effort they'l spend on recruiting someone else, plu waiting for them to work their notice, plus training them up/settling them in - they'd be far better off just having you even with a 6 month gap.

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I think that depends to an extent on precedent. I accepted a f-t post when pg without explicitly mentioning that I;'d probably want to come back p-t - but coming back p-t after mat leave is very very normal in my organisation. The militant bit of me says don;t mention it, - it's irrelevant, but you haven't been there that long so you might be better off being up front - maybe someone else can give you advice on that one. btw - is there any way you could wangle mat pay? even if only statutory minimum? not sure where you stand legally, having been with then only since October - but worth exploring.

You're not being too pushy. They have a problem and you can solve it. You are much less of a risk than an unknown candidate so I'd say you have a good chance of getting the job. But in your position I would:

• ask if you can apply and what the process is. It may have to be advertised internally etc first and they may have to interview a group of people to be able to prove they benchmarked or something
• I really wouldn't mention the part time compressed thing yet. I would get the job first and THEN go for it, having looked at the company policies etc and having proved your worth etc. I just tihnk it's much more likely that you'll get what you want that way.

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