To contract or not to contract?

[nomadd]

the waters fine come on in

...are those sharks I see?

(Or maybe just contractors. ...Same thing. )

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[urbanmonk]

"Proven track record"

Quite frankly, that means diddly squat, because every other CV will say the same. How do you "prove" it in the 4 seconds that someone will glance at your CV, or even the 30 minutes of an interview. You can only prove it if they know about the exact cases you are talking about.

Hmmm, well I think I can reliably point people at an exact case that will qualify the "proven track record" - but only in terms of my existing skill-set.

That aside, the impression I'm getting is that there isn't a market for contractors doing high-end graphics programming or with a background in real-time software dev and nothing encourages me to believe there is a route I can realistically follow to develop a more appropriate skill-set, since even if I learnt the appropriate tech, without the experience I won't be able to land a contract.

So unless anyone has evidence to the contrary I guess I'll just knock this idea on the head.

[nomadd]

Hmmm, well I think I can reliably point people at an exact case that will qualify the "proven track record" - but only in terms of my existing skill-set.

That aside, the impression I'm getting is that there isn't a market for contractors doing high-end graphics programming or with a background in real-time software dev and nothing encourages me to believe there is a route I can realistically follow to develop a more appropriate skill-set, since even if I learnt the appropriate tech, without the experience I won't be able to land a contract.

So unless anyone has evidence to the contrary I guess I'll just knock this idea on the head.

http://www.edge-online.com/search/node/opengl

3 pages worth of stuff there. Maybe some are contract. Worth a look.

Nomadd