Originally posted by northernladuk
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Permanent to Contract... Please help!
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Originally posted by T1994 View Post
Defnitely agree - I feel that confidence is a big factor! And doing a few interviews will give that confidence. Whats the key difference between the permie and contractor interviews?
They are checking to see if you are a good asset to the business long term
Looking to see what your attitude is as well as your skills as you'll be doing lots of different things over your employment
They'll be looking to see what your career aspirations and that kind of soft thing as well.
Contractor interview
They are looking to see if you have the skills to do the task they have and if you've done it before.
They'll tell you more about the project and see how you can deliver
They could be doing a face fits for the team as well
Remember as a contractor you will be going in to apply your skills to a specific piece of work and nothing more so will be looking to see if you can deliver.
The slight issue here is not very many people are any good at interviewing at the best of times let along being able to switch gears between perm and contractor ones so all that said above it's quite likely it will look and feel exactly the same as a perm one. It shouldn't, but it can.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostNeed to grow some, hand your notice in and start looking. If you are scared of a gap between work then you've got a bigger problem coming. We have a saying that your second contract is the hardest to get. You'll have no income with only one gig behind you so the worst place in your contracting career.
At the moment you've got it super cushy. You should start looking about 2 weeks before you leave which is how long the majority of clients are willing to wait. If you don't get a gig then fair enough, you start contracting the proper way with zero income looking for work. That's what we do. If you aren't ready for that don't jump in I am afraid.Originally posted by northernladuk View PostI have to say though, BA with 5 years experience? Unless you've got super lucky and that 5 years is in some proper big BA work I'd say you aren't the most experienced by a long chalk and if it's general doing stuff on projects rather than proper BA work you'll be a generalist is a very very tough market.
You say nothing about your skills and what you do so I could be totally wrong but starting with BA for 5 years the alarm bells are ringing.Comment
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Oh yeah, and you should wear your best Rolex at a contractor interview where that isn't advised and a perm one.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by T1994 View Post
I love the honest and straight forwardness! Sometimes one needs this to progress. Re. income - out of interest, how did you manage your spending habits during the first couple of contracts/ was there any major changes?'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostNeed to grow some, hand your notice in and start looking. If you are scared of a gap between work then you've got a bigger problem coming. We have a saying that your second contract is the hardest to get. You'll have no income with only one gig behind you so the worst place in your contracting career.
At the moment you've got it super cushy. You should start looking about 2 weeks before you leave which is how long the majority of clients are willing to wait. If you don't get a gig then fair enough, you start contracting the proper way with zero income looking for work. That's what we do. If you aren't ready for that don't jump in I am afraid.Originally posted by d000hg View PostI'd be scouring job boards to see what's out there and seeing if I could do a bit more digging with agents somehow. Get your CV up to snuff and out there on sites/agencies though in a way your employer doesn't see it.
Why do you want to move into contracting is worth asking, and what level of financial security in case you can't walk into a gig, or you get one but it falls apart after a few days/weeks (not unknown)?
I certainly wouldn't be handing in my notice and then starting to do my research.
Have you much accrued holiday that might get your notice down? Is it likely your employer will want you to work the full notice period, or would they let you go sooner as far as you can guage?
Hopefully that answers your question around my WHY.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
Personally I was tight as a gnatts chuff and lived on the absolute bare minium I could until I had at least 6 months of money in the bank that would see me though any bench time at a comfortable level. I probably had the least amount of spendable money in my first gig as I think I've had in my working life.Comment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostAnother way to get contracts is networking. However if you knew how to do that you wouldn't be posting here. Keep that in mind for the future so make sure you are nice to everyone in life as you never know when you will meet them again.
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Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
You mean you've eased up on that now??'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by T1994 View PostPersonally it made me the great BA I am today
And final point being the FINANCIAL benefit being that I need to raise a deposit for a property, which will otherwise take a considerably a long time with the permanant route..Last edited by northernladuk; 20 March 2022, 22:28.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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