State of the Market

[Cookielove]

How do you get perm work after contracting for decades???

Anyone has any success?

Applied for lots but nothing …they seem to not want contractors and want career perms.

any tips?

[avonleigh]

How do you get perm work after contracting for decades???

Anyone has any success?

Applied for lots but nothing …they seem to not want contractors and want career perms.

any tips?

No, I have been applying for permie jobs for the last 5 years with no joy. Had the odd interview but 90% of the time don't get that far. Have been contracting 27 years and I am mid 50's. Pretty much gave up on it.

[Cookielove]

Similar age as me and same time contracting …it’s nigh on impossible to land a perm role now

[WTFH]

How do you get perm work after contracting for decades???

Anyone has any success?

Applied for lots but nothing …they seem to not want contractors and want career perms.

any tips?

Maybe get someone to review your CV - keep it short, keep it summarised. You might have 50 different contracts on there spread across 15 pages, but summarise it down to 2-3 pages max. Leave out dates and if you worked for the same client multiple times, summarise that to one. Your CV is your way to get your foot in the door. Once you sit down in front of clients, then your professionalism should kick in.

Also work out who you are talking to when applying for a role, and if they have a clue about your skillset or the client requirement. Once you've worked that one out, you need to keep in contact with them, not rely on them to contact you.

[oliverson]

How do you get perm work after contracting for decades???

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any tips?

Get a time machine and go back in time at least 30 years would be my tip.

Why would a company take on an ex-contractor in their mid-50's, especially if it's in technology? Yes, it's ageist but that's the reality of it imho, and I'm in that age bracket also. Let's face it, we're dinosaurs!! They want somebody young, pliable, cheap even, somebody who will work longs hours without complaint, somebody who doesn't have family commitments, baggage, etc, getting in the way.