4/17    Questions about recruiting below.  Thanks.

        1. Why are different positions called full-time, contracting, and
        intern, with "full-time" meaning regular permanent positions?
        Contracting and intern positions are usually 40 hours/week which would
        imply they are full-time (i.e. not part-time) also.

        2. What's the difference between temp, contracting, and consulting
        positions?

        3. What's the difference between intern and co-op?
        \_ by UCB's definition: intern is usually 3 months during summer.
           UCB's co-op program is 6 months. I know some schools define
           co-op as intern, and some schools just call them by names
           like MIT's 6A program (internship for computer science).
        \_ It's about job longevity and tax treatment. Interns are hired
           on a short term basis, for training or to prove their worth to be
           made full time. Temps are employed by a temp agency, who sends the
           employee a W-2 (usually). The employer pays the temp agency a higher
           hourly rate to bring them on temporarily. Contractors and consultants
           are generally self employed, who get a 1099 from the employer and
           must pay their own taxes, health care, and employer half of Social
           Security. Consultants may also be like temps as described above,
           but professionals with experience who command, say, 1.5 - 2 X what
           a full-time employee would make to get their expertise quickly
           without the overhead of putting on payroll.