Are there many young contractors?

[MrRobin]

I am 22

[Moose423956]

Good Lord, Moose - I thought the new avatar was a picture of one large breast as I skimmed past the page.

If I squint, it still is

I've been asked by a special person to change it back to a moose, and I have duly complied.

[xoggoth]

Try and get a decent grooming session going on here and somebody spoils it.

[Spacecadet]

I started when I was 28, however I was very close to going contracting about 2 years earlier..

Only the promise of being laid off and getting a nice payout kept me in my perm job. (looking back however, it would have been more cost effective to jump ship when i originally wanted to)

[Troll]

Only the promise of being laid off and getting a nice payout kept me in my perm job. (looking back however, it would have been more cost effective to jump ship when i originally wanted to)

shhhhush...you'll only encourage them!

[TheFaQQer]

Is the declining quality of posts on this board a direct result of all the young newbies ? (note to the noobs the correct answer is no....next)

No. Next.

[NotAllThere]

When I started contracting, I was younger than everyone. Now I'm older.

[alreadypacked]

I've been asked by a special person to change it back to a moose, and I have duly complied.

[Dow Jones]

It's not easy

Without stereotyping anyone, the main reason for the lack of young contractors is that they find it hard to get accepted. A lot of interviewers (inc. me) see them as having less skills and competence than someone say 10 years older. How do you justify paying top-whack for a 25 year old with little or no experience? If there is an ideal age for contracting, this is 35-45 with the contractor having previously spent about 10 years in one or - most - a couple of permanent jobs in the same sector (eg in finance), hence knowing how a permie feels like.

[TheFaQQer]

Get a room, you two!

Or a hotel / apartment block.