Contract hunt advice

[BigRed]

If experienced people are looking at more than 2-3 months benched it's time for all of us to re-evaluate if contracting is worthwhile.

[northernladuk]

If experienced people are looking at more than 2-3 months benched it's time for all of us to re-evaluate if contracting is worthwhile.

Doesn't matter how experienced they are, they are still driven by clients requirements which is totally out of their control so a warchest essential however skilled.

[eek]

Doesn't matter how experienced they are, they are still driven by clients requirements which is totally out of their control so a warchest essential however skilled.

+1 but equally I have twice in this period of contracting (2012 onwards) taken 3 months bench time to get exactly the role I wanted (one that allows me to progress the way I want my career to).. The first allowed me to work in the technology I wanted to learn, the last allowed me to fill in the parts of my skillset that appeared to be missing...

[SussexSeagull]

Two to three months between contracts is quite common if you have the misfortune to finish one just before the Summer.

I think the Permanent market is ok at the moment but post crash in 08-09 recruitment of contractors and permanent people was equally as bad if memory serves. Historically it isn't always an option to get a permanent job if things go badly contracting.