Looking for a new contract

[DBA_bloke]

That is exactly how I do it too, and it has worked for me so far with no time on the bench to date. A lot of roles advertised saying "ASAP" in reality will probably wait a week or two if they want you, as for Banking it can take 3-4 weeks to sort out all the paperwork and checks, so any roles in this sector are prime for applying 4 weeks before end of contract. And they usually pay good dollars

Useful info. - thanks.