Moving to contracting , PLEASE HELP

[MARTINSH]

Hi Team,

I am stuck in a situation and need advise from the experts/experience team mates here.

I am looking to move into contracting , however most of the job advert needs finance/insurance/asset management experience which I do not have and neither I have good network/contacts who can refer my candidature.

In this scenario can someone advise how to move to contracting I am happy to work with minimum rate given that am looking more to gain experience and way to move into the relevant domains.

OR can anyone give me some demo/helping hand who is working in bank to a level where I could demonstrate my knowledge if not experience

or do i need to forget moving into contracting ?

Please help me ASAP.

Thanks

[WTFH]

Hi Team,

I am stuck in a situation and need advise from the experts/experience team mates here.

I am looking to move into contracting , however most of the job advert needs finance/insurance/asset management experience which I do not have and neither I have good network/contacts who can refer my candidature.

In this scenario can someone advise how to move to contracting I am happy to work with minimum rate given that am looking more to gain experience and way to move into the relevant domains.

OR can anyone give me some demo/helping hand who is working in bank to a level where I could demonstrate my knowledge if not experience

or do i need to forget moving into contracting ?

Please help me ASAP.

Thanks

Welcome, Martin!

Questions:
1. Why are wanting to move into contracting?
2. What is your area of expertise?
3. Where are you looking for roles?

[BlasterBates]

The finance sector is not looking too bright, so it will be difficult to get a contract, you would be better off looking elsewhere, or try to go permie.

If the advert requires experience in or knowledge in finance there is no way around it, you won't be put forward unless you have that. Some roles really do require that knowledge. There are others that don't i.e. purely technical and that is almost always in the role description.

[northernladuk]

You need advice.

[Lance]

You need advice.

Incorrect.
OP needs a reality check.

[NotAllThere]

...however most of the job advert needs finance/insurance/asset management experience which I do not have,,,

I've been contracting since 1995. I also do not have that experience. Why not try to find job adverts that match the skills you do have?

[northernladuk]

Incorrect.
OP needs a reality check.

I was just correcting his request for advise. Should have quoted for context really.

[HugeWhale]

Hi Team,

I am stuck in a situation and need advise from the experts/experience team mates here.

I am looking to move into contracting , however most of the job advert needs finance/insurance/asset management experience which I do not have and neither I have good network/contacts who can refer my candidature.

In this scenario can someone advise how to move to contracting I am happy to work with minimum rate given that am looking more to gain experience and way to move into the relevant domains.

OR can anyone give me some demo/helping hand who is working in bank to a level where I could demonstrate my knowledge if not experience

or do i need to forget moving into contracting ?

Please help me ASAP.

Thanks

So, you have no experience and no contacts.
May I politely suggest that you start to get some of each?

[MrButton]

So, you have no experience and no contacts.
May I politely suggest that you start to get some of each?

What he said - do this while you're in a permanent position.

[TonyF]

I am looking to move into contracting , however most of the job advert needs finance/insurance/asset management experience which I do not have and neither I have good network/contacts who can refer my candidature.

In this scenario can someone advise how to move to contracting I am happy to work with minimum rate given that am looking more to gain experience and way to move into the relevant domains.

OR can anyone give me some demo/helping hand who is working in bank to a level where I could demonstrate my knowledge if not experience

Nobody here is going to give you a helping hand to get into a bank - nobody here knows who you are, so you're asking strangers to risk their reputation on recommending you because of your knowledge. If you find someone here that will do that, they have no reputation to risk so aren't worth asking.

Contractors sell their expertise and knowledge. If you haven't got it, you can't sell it - it's quite simple.

Get the knowledge, get the network, sell the knowledge to the network - if you have neither then you are going to struggle as a contractor.