What's your favourite techniques for finding new contracts

[shane1]

Hi all,

I would like to gather suggestions on best ways to find a new contract apart from the usual jobsites.

How to find direct with employer contracts with no need for an agency?

Best way to get your CV circulating around?

Tips and tricks to push your CV in the front of the queue?

And any other techniques which have worked for you and you dont mind sharing

Thanks in advance

[northernladuk]

My fav way is to answer the phone to an agent offers me an interview at a gig 10 mins from home that is paying 10% more than the last one.

Have a look at this.

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...contracts.html

Don't forget to use the search on the site either. Plenty of people asking how to get gigs recently so a lot of what your asking has been discussed so might get other tips there that might not be repeated in this thread.

[MyUserName]

I am on my second separate contract (ignoring renewals).

The first time I got a phone call from an agent and I got the gig.
The second time I got a phone call from an agent and I got the gig.

I am not aware of any 'tricks' as such. Be awesome at what you do and your name will get around.

[kingcook]

Hi all,

I would like to gather suggestions on best ways to find a new contract apart from the usual jobsites.

How to find direct with employer contracts with no need for an agency?

Best way to get your CV circulating around?

Tips and tricks to push your CV in the front of the queue?

And any other techniques which have worked for you and you dont mind sharing

Thanks in advance

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If your web browser says "website unavailable", just keep retrying. It's probably busy due to all the other high earners using it to make a shed load of cash

[MyUserName]

Just follow this link and all will be revealed:

http://www.contractorsecrets.co.uk

If your web browser says "website unavailable", just keep retrying. It's probably busy due to all the other high earners using it to make a shed load of cash

Good stuff, always helpful to have a few extra tricks up one's sleeve.

Thanks

[snarfblat]

Hi all,

I would like to gather suggestions on best ways to find a new contract apart from the usual jobsites.

How to find direct with employer contracts with no need for an agency?

Best way to get your CV circulating around?

Tips and tricks to push your CV in the front of the queue?

And any other techniques which have worked for you and you dont mind sharing

Thanks in advance

How experienced are you?

Build a network and and an excellent reputation and you will get calls all the time for work.

Write a blog, write a couple of books, speak at conventions

Ask people you know who are consulting what they did.

[SimonMac]

Being better than the other people being interviewed

[BolshieBastard]

In the current market, pleading!?

[northernladuk]

How experienced are you?

Build a network and and an excellent reputation and you will get calls all the time for work.

Write a blog, write a couple of books, speak at conventions

Ask people you know who are consulting what they did.

Write a book? To get contracts. New sockie please. This one has gone way past believable.

[BlasterBates]

I would drop your rate or perhaps try pemie, the market is very difficult at the moment.