Please, some sympathy for the OP!
To the OP:
Being myself probably younger/less experienced than the average contractor here, I do understand your desire and ambition.
It's true, there are many, many contractors that are pretty pants and if people could see inside you and measure your skills, determination, willingness to prove yourself, they'd probably give you a go.
But, sad as it is, they can't.
Hiring somebody brand new will always be a shot in the dark and the parties involved will try their best to mitigate that risk.
Somebody as young as you is perceived as a very unsafe bet (even more so with you having certain day rates in mind, the very least you could offer would be a competitive price?) and the absolute last resort.
As much as people like to think that being a freelancer can be akin to having your lemonade kiosk and that therefore the good will out, the good product/service will soon prevail, it's not so.
Previous experience, professional contacts and the like will always prevail on pure skill and talent, if we want to bother that big word.
My suggestion is that a faster way to travel that path might be bona fide IT consulting (probably not of the Big4/Accenture/Capgemini type).
The only exception to this whole thing would be you having contacts of any type with people willing to give you a go (say, companies your worked for in a different capacity as a student and the like).
To the OP:
Being myself probably younger/less experienced than the average contractor here, I do understand your desire and ambition.
It's true, there are many, many contractors that are pretty pants and if people could see inside you and measure your skills, determination, willingness to prove yourself, they'd probably give you a go.
But, sad as it is, they can't.
Hiring somebody brand new will always be a shot in the dark and the parties involved will try their best to mitigate that risk.
Somebody as young as you is perceived as a very unsafe bet (even more so with you having certain day rates in mind, the very least you could offer would be a competitive price?) and the absolute last resort.
As much as people like to think that being a freelancer can be akin to having your lemonade kiosk and that therefore the good will out, the good product/service will soon prevail, it's not so.
Previous experience, professional contacts and the like will always prevail on pure skill and talent, if we want to bother that big word.
My suggestion is that a faster way to travel that path might be bona fide IT consulting (probably not of the Big4/Accenture/Capgemini type).
The only exception to this whole thing would be you having contacts of any type with people willing to give you a go (say, companies your worked for in a different capacity as a student and the like).
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