Female contractors?

[Churchill]

Most of the contractors I know are girls. There again I don't tend to bother getting to know male contractors that well.

Working girls, eh Threaded?

Did they drop the kerb crawling charges?

[gordonbrown]

Currently considering moving out of a permie role but have lots of queries so have been viewing here for a little while. The question I haven't seen raised so far is how many female contractors are there and how do they get on - I know there are some and accept that most people I meet in our business are male, but do any female contractor's find particular problems in securing jobs or anything else I should consider. My key skills are DB / Datawarehousing and I'm hoping to work in London by commuting. I did also wonder about my age (wrong side of 40) but that's been discussed in another recent post so I'm assuming that the skills will suffice and I've kept it off the CV.

My advice to you, before you take the leap into contracting, is ensure that you know your tax responsibilities. It is not the avoider's charter that it used to be under previous governments.

[malvolio]

Thanks for that. I think you've just fed back my own thoughts so far but it's nice to hear back from other females. I don't think attempts to go on my looks is the option for me though, after two kids and being the wiser side of 40 I could have them running scared. I'll just stick to my stronger points - it's mostly c and d that are questionable hence I'm still just considering.

But reading between the lines slightly, you are aware I hope that there is not a "career path" in contracting in the way you would understand it? You will build up a history of experience, which makes you more likely to get interviews, but that's it.

As I've said many times, I take people on the basis of their proven ability to do the job and I couldn't care less for their appearance (as long as it doesn't frighten the client), age, sex, accent or hairstyle. However, not everyone is that fair minded!

And the usual advice applies - go read the first timer guides here and on www.pcg.org.uk and understand them. There's a lot to learn!

[threaded]

Churchill: Doth thy other mouth call me?

[Churchill]

Churchill: Doth thy other mouth call me?

If you're gonna quote, then at least mention the source.

[cojak]

We knew he wasn't the first with that - the 'doth' bit gave him away!

[TheFaQQer]

Churchill: Doth thy other mouth call me?

If you're gonna quote, then at least mention the source.

The Tempest

[Churchill]

The Tempest

Feck me, we're in the presence of a genius! Well, you lot are any way...

[Cooperinliverp00l]

A nice pair of boobies will always help your cause

[Zippy]

I haven't had any problems finding work.
I think there may be something in the 'novelty value' argument (I reckon it helps you get interviews) but you've still got to be able to ace the odd tech test and do the job.

Good luck!