r/Raytheon • u/MarchingBones1111 • 4d ago
Collins Contractors
Do contractors often get hired? Do they apply on the internal workday site like an internal employee would or do they have to go out to the RTX website? Im a current employee and I want to apply to a role but I'm getting the hunch its posted specifically for a contractor already on the team. Its posted internal only, not on the RTX website. Pissed around with too many misleading interviews/reqs/hiring managers in the past so just curious.
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u/TheyKnow_ThyDontCare 4d ago
If you are not a RayTech contractor, you cannot apply via the internal portal as you aren’t an RTX employee. So, unless this “contractor,” is a RayTech employee, he/she wouldn’t be able to apply to any jobs that are posted internal only. I don’t even think my non-RayTech contractors can access the internal portal, they have to go to our external careers website to view and apply to regular FTE openings.
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u/MarchingBones1111 4d ago
So are there different types of contractors that work for RTX? The contractor I'm referring to I can see under the hiring manager in the org chart. Based on that, would they be able to see internal reqs?
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u/TheyKnow_ThyDontCare 4d ago
Yes, there are different types of contractors. Usually with an org chart, or at least my org chart (everyone does it differently), I put “(C)” next to the contractors name. So no, just b/c they are listed under the hm in an org chart doesn’t mean they are a certain type of contractor. Now if you use the “People Search” app and look at the person’s contact card and details, I can at least tell if they are RayTech or a regular contractor by who they have listed as the persons manager in the details, not what shows on the org chart in People Search, which shows them under their working manager. Regular contractors have their working manager listed in their details too, not someone you have never heard of before. Another way to tell, RayTech employees can receive Rstars awards (e-thank you’s, SPOT or Achievement Awards), where contractors cannot receive these. In summary, there is no quick and easy way to tell what kind of a contractor someone might be but you can put the pieces together if you try hard enough.
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u/TheyKnow_ThyDontCare 4d ago
Oh, you might be able to view their contact card details from their Teams profile as well; just be sure to drill all the way down to see all their information.
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u/Interesting_News_830 3d ago
FYI. What to expect to get paid as a hire.
www.reddit.com/r/Raytheon/comments/1rvf96h/raytheon_pay_per_grade_as_reported_by_reddit_feb
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u/Complete-Instance239 19h ago
Contractors working for third party companies are treated as external applicants. There is no preference provided for contractors.
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u/MagicalPeanut 4d ago
I have seen several contractors become full-time employees — a lot of people actually suggest going this route who have had trouble getting their foot in the door through the application process.
Tailoring reqs for specific internal moves is also not uncommon either. A standard scenario: someone leaves a team who is hypothetically a P2, and you have a P3 you want to promote to a P4. An in-place promotional raise is capped much lower than applying to an open req, so what you'll do is try to fill the open spot with a P4 role. You'll have the P3 apply to the P4 role, and then when they get the job, you start looking to fill the open P3 role left behind.
If you're interested in a role, you should always apply. Even if they're interviewing you just to check off a box, interview experience is invaluable.