Suggestions on how to tackle notice period...

[TheFaQQer]

Just to add, I'm not in a contract but I am contemplating one and this is one of the questions I had. Possibly handing in notice soon after starting.

How you run things is up to you, but if you hand your notice in immediately / soon after starting, don't be surprised if the client says "don't bother coming in again" and you have no work while you wait for your perm job to come through - and it would be a real shame to see you come back here in a while asking what to do because the perm job fell through.

If you breach the contract, then that's a very different matter - you leave yourself open to all sorts of potential problems, and if you are going to go perm then I would want the cleanest possible break - you wouldn't want to have any pesky reference issues come up and lose the job, after all!

[indianabones]

How you run things is up to you, but if you hand your notice in immediately / soon after starting, don't be surprised if the client says "don't bother coming in again" and you have no work while you wait for your perm job to come through - and it would be a real shame to see you come back here in a while asking what to do because the perm job fell through.

If you breach the contract, then that's a very different matter - you leave yourself open to all sorts of potential problems, and if you are going to go perm then I would want the cleanest possible break - you wouldn't want to have any pesky reference issues come up and lose the job, after all!

Firstly, I'm not stupid enough to leave without a formal contract of employment in hand. So if I do land a contract role and then part way through decide to leave early, I would only do it if I have a contract signed up. I've never heard of a perm position falling through once an written offer is issues.

You're right to mention breaching the contract, that's why I will be reading any contract inside out, upside down and any which way I can. If the contract has some clauses which could potentially hurt me later on, why would I sign up?

Finally I have been speaking to the contractors I know, fortunately working in one of the largest IT service providers in the world I got to meet and become friends with a few. They've actually told me that contractors leaving part way through or even 1 day into a contract is quite common. So if I were to adhere to a 1 week notice period, I think I'd be doing a lot better than others.

As for not working for the same client ever again, I think it'd be a given if you left on bad terms with any employer (contract or perm) you'd probably never be considered for work there again.

[northernladyuk]

Firstly, I'm not stupid enough to leave without a formal contract of employment in hand. So if I do land a contract role and then part way through decide to leave early, I would only do it if I have a contract signed up. I've never heard of a perm position falling through once an written offer is issues.

You're right to mention breaching the contract, that's why I will be reading any contract inside out, upside down and any which way I can. If the contract has some clauses which could potentially hurt me later on, why would I sign up?

Finally I have been speaking to the contractors I know, fortunately working in one of the largest IT service providers in the world I got to meet and become friends with a few. They've actually told me that contractors leaving part way through or even 1 day into a contract is quite common. So if I were to adhere to a 1 week notice period, I think I'd be doing a lot better than others.

As for not working for the same client ever again, I think it'd be a given if you left on bad terms with any employer (contract or perm) you'd probably never be considered for work there again.

It is rare for a permie position offer to fall through but can happen (company mergers / takeovers etc.). But unlikely enough to accept the risk.

[TheFaQQer]

It is rare for a permie position offer to fall through but can happen (company mergers / takeovers etc.). But unlikely enough to accept the risk.

Happened twice with me with the same company

[northernladyuk]

Happened twice with me with the same company

They must keep talking to your previous clients.

[TheFaQQer]

They must keep talking to your previous clients.

First time, Oracle Manchester made a load of people redundant at the same time so it became more of a buyer's market. As they found out a few weeks later, there was a reason that their new employee had just been made redundant.

Second time, everything was put on hold as their market cap dropped by about £750 million in the space of a month.

Oh well.

[BrilloPad]

They must keep talking to your previous clients.

Proving your lack of statistical knowledge again.

[northernladyuk]

Proving your lack of statistical knowledge again.

I forgive you, even though your transgression is in a professional forum.