Quiet periods during the year - January too?

[rashm2k]

Hi all,

I may be starting a new contract that ends in Dec 2014. How quiet is January with respect to finding contracts? I don't want to take this contract and then have nothing to do after Dec.

thanks all.

[northernladuk]

January is very quiet so don't take the contract. :/

[TheFaQQer]

January - clients don't hire because they are recovering from Christmas
February - clients don't hire because they take time off for skiing in half term and then a week either telling their colleagues about it or in hospital
March - clients don't hire because they are waiting for the new tax year
April - clients don't hire because they haven't got all the budget they wanted
May - clients don't hire because they are off for half term and then spend a week talking about it.
June - clients don't hire because they are planning summer holidays
July - clients don't hire because they are winding down for the summer holidays
August - clients don't hire because they are on holiday
September - clients don't hire because they are thinking back to their holidays
October - clients don't hire because they are on half-term holidays and then bragging about them
November - clients don't hire because they are planning Christmas parties and holidays
December - clients don't hire because they are partying and then on holiday

Pick your time for looking for a new contract carefully.

[FatLazyContractor]

A bird in hand is....

[northernladuk]

A bird in hand is....

Crapping on your wrist?

[quackhandle]

qh

[FatLazyContractor]

Crapping on your wrist?

More like ready to be smoked ....

[curtis]

So you don't take the contract as it may mean you don't find a contract in Jan but then you may not find a contract to replace it and be out of work Oct, Nov and December aswell as January.

Take whats there now and worry about what may or may not happen when it gets to the end of the contract as maybe they might extend, maybe a job will apear in Jan you just don't know and if not thats always the risk with contracting whatever time of year.

You could be available in whats considered the best time of year to be looking does not mean you will get a job then either.

[BlasterBates]

One of my contracts started in January

It was the middle of January though.

The only thing is, you need to find it in October/November as everyone winds down for Christmas, so the interviewing and contract approval process gets stuck over the Christmas period.

[SuPaStA]

I had an interview on the 31st December before and started in January. I find this time of year the best to look for contracts August -> October.