Two offers, which one to choose

I have two offers:

1. Contract to hire, hourly rate for contract is $49/hour(w2), perm is $83K, which is not written in the paper as currently the paper is from the recruiting company as a contractor for $48/hour
2. direct hire, $88K

Two companies are about the same, but I have totally different interview experiences with them. For #1: one phone and onsite interview with the hiring manager, no other team member/director/VP. The manager did not ask any technical questions, just asked my past working experience and how many years I used XXX, etc on the phone interview. For onsite, mainly the behavior questions, with one HR people sit aside taking the notes(HR did not ask me any question). The onsite and phone interview each lasted only last 30 minutes. Company #2 has an intensive technical phone interview with 3 people, onsite interview includes intensive technical interview with all the team member(4), with the director, and with the VP. It lasted 3+ hours.
#2 is half way closer to where I live, the hiring manager is a korean.

I like the $48/hour rate, but not sure how long the contract period will last as it is a contract-to-hire position. The recruiter mentioned about 3 months, but not written in the paper. How long does it normally last for the contract period for contract-to-hire position?

I really need your opinion on which one to pick. I will have to make the decision today. Thanks a lot!

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• 要稳定，就选2。 -sigma- ♂ (258 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 06:25:18

• Thanks, but -sarah2- ♀ (538 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 06:39:12

• 那你就直说你只要干contracor吧。 -sigma- ♂ (177 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 06:48:24

• Well, -sarah2- ♀ (365 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 07:25:44

• 你的risk management的关念不太正确。 -sigma- ♂ (603 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 07:53:05

• 选三！！！！！！！！ -眼冒金星- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 10:59:43

• Ding!!!! 回复：你的risk management的关念不太正确。 -欢谚- ♂ (449 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 18:24:12

• 2 -猪胖子- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 06:32:34

• Can you explain, thanks -sarah2- ♀ (172 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 06:42:34

• perm 有Benefit -猪胖子- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 06:46:34

• Option 2 - it's a no-brainer -Kaolin007- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 06:53:52

• Can you shed some light on -sarah2- ♀ (252 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 07:20:08

• No layoffs for contractor (if this is what the -屋漏痕- ♂ (256 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 07:34:41

• Another possibility -sarah2- ♀ (236 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 07:39:15

• Yes, that's called contract to hire. -屋漏痕- ♂ (128 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 07:59:42

• 回复：Two offers, which one to choose -sarah2- ♀ (357 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 07:44:41

• #1... -HappyNow?!- ♂ (297 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 07:52:51

• Umm... -sarah2- ♀ (600 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 08:37:33

• 干活太累了，爬上来乱讲讲 -veggiedoggie- ♀ (1074 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 08:45:25

• “爬”字用的VERY好！ -HappyNow?!- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 09:01:29

• 怎么好法，展开谈谈 -veggiedoggie- ♀ (26 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 09:04:07

• 意境，心境，环境。不吃方便面！！！ -HappyNow?!- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 09:17:18

• 哈哈，老大，你老有才了。 -veggiedoggie- ♀ (203 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 10:06:50

• can't help getting up to say -Cathy_Bay- ♀ (442 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 11:21:02

• actually it's totally opposite, imo -Kaolin007- ♂ (815 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 12:34:07

• 热烈欢迎，扎堆高人NO.3 -veggiedoggie- ♀ (243 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 13:03:07

• 回复：热烈欢迎，扎堆高人NO.3 -Kaolin007- ♂ (150 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 13:13:55

• 呵呵，也对哈。我代表我那闺蜜谢谢你对她的表扬。 -veggiedoggie- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 13:25:45

• 你的回贴写得很好，更难得码那么多字 -Kaolin007- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 13:39:37

• 啊？我也遭到表扬鸟？呵呵，是不是对我比较普通的安慰奖啊 -veggiedoggie- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 13:50:30

• 普通银是永远得不到表扬和奖状滴！ -Kaolin007- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 14:05:59

• 人皆云选2，吾独云选1 -胡说之- ♂ (554 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 09:32:46

• That's what I thought -sarah2- ♀ (352 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 09:45:11

• 众人皆醉我独醒，醒来爬回醉梦中；我意不在酒坛内，醉后箴言意多重？ -HappyNow?!- ♂ (74 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 10:16:34

• copyright: “爬”字乃某“醉仙姑”之独创，谨此敬礼！ -HappyNow?!- ♂ (10 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 10:22:37

• 谢就不必了，分帐的时候call我~~ -veggiedoggie- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 10:24:03

• 老大，你今天是不是又穿马甲了？穿的是哪一个，我就不说了 -veggiedoggie- ♀ (106 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 10:26:39

• 回复：老大，你今天是不是又穿马甲了？穿的是哪一个，我就不说了 -HappyNow?!- ♂ (20 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 12:45:39

• 老大，你把马甲脱了给我看看，我就相信你，hehe. -veggiedoggie- ♀ (84 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 14:45:34

• 扎堆高人NO.2！下面谁再来？深情呼唤中...... -veggiedoggie- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 10:23:19

• 哇塞，我说的吧，扎堆高人NO.1 -veggiedoggie- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 10:22:36

• 只知道在 88ph 和 48pa 中难以选择，你这个反过来居然也要想? 不懂。 -letstalk- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 12:32:56

• 2，这还用问么？ -撅着挺好- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 14:28:18

• The thing is -sarah2- ♀ (351 bytes) () 12/10/2009 postreply 14:55:57