Planning to go contracting before MBA

[JPennW]

Don't want to break the bad news, If all you have is the agents word, you have nothing, keep looking, you will never get a start date.

Why would a client hire a contractor with great qualifications that could not do the job.? thats pointless

I can do the job, and have been doing it for years. However, it is the agent's word only at the moment so will see what happens whilst keeping my eye out for other roles.

Cheers

[tpsman]

Revisiting my old thread...

Well, I managed to find a good contract, and started within a week of finishing up my permanent role. I've been on the contract for almost 2 years now, and about to be renewed again hopefully.

This was probably the most apt advice:

...and just think for a moment would you really want to do 14 hour days at McKinsey? wouldn't be better to earn 600 a day at an Investment bank where you go home at 5 pm because you're a contractor.

My life goals have changed a lot since I started looking at contracting, and I'm certainly less interested in post MBA-style jobs. I think what I really want to do is move to a 3 or 4 day week, and have a couple of side projects for some extra cash.

Anyway - the advice on this thread was much appreciated.

[northernladuk]

Revisiting my old thread...

Well, I managed to find a good contract, and started within a week of finishing up my permanent role. I've been on the contract for almost 2 years now, and about to be renewed again hopefully.

This was probably the most apt advice:



My life goals have changed a lot since I started looking at contracting, and I'm certainly less interested in post MBA-style jobs. I think what I really want to do is move to a 3 or 4 day week, and have a couple of side projects for some extra cash.

Anyway - the advice on this thread was much appreciated.

Nice to see a thread resurrection with a good outcome. Now it's just the 24 month rule to consider...

[BlasterBates]

gr8 stuff glad it's working out.

Well paying IT contracts is one of the best ways of making a living

I don't know if you intend to do an MBA, but there are some great distance learning courses. I can really recommend Warwick, in my view probably the best course.