Are there many young contractors?

[thunderlizard]

Young contractors

I started aged 21, while still theoretically a full-time uni student, with 3 hours non-commercial experience in my chosen technology of Microsoft Office.

Standards were not high in '98.

[beaker]

I am 9.

[thunderlizard]

9

KPL consultant?

[~Craig~]

I'm 25

I think you need to judge people on their own merits. A lot of experience is not always a good thing (depending on role) as people get stuck in their ways and not open the forward thinking us young'uns do

I've come across lots of older people who are absolute carp and I think, what have you been doing for the last 20 years!

Likewise I know a lot of sh*t-hot recent grads that really know their stuff and have the soft skills to go with it. A lot of people must feel threatened by this.....

[beaker]

KPL consultant?

Accenture

[Troll]

I'm 25

I think you need to judge people on their own merits. A lot of experience is not always a good thing (depending on role) as people get stuck in their ways and not open the forward thinking us young'uns do

I've come across lots of older people who are absolute carp and I think, what have you been doing for the last 20 years!

Likewise I know a lot of sh*t-hot recent grads that really know their stuff and have the soft skills to go with it. A lot of people must feel threatened by this.....

Ahh the arrogance of youth

[Gonzo]

Ahh the arrogance of youth

Absolutely. You become very useful when you have vast experience of seeing endless projects go wrong, that way you can avoid the mistakes that have been made before.

Although, if I am honest, that means you can just find new mistakes.

[Diver]

Is this the cuk creche please?

[Jog On]

In my limited experience at companies which use contractors, they are always more experienced people, say 35 at the youngest but more often in the forties. Of course that's not old, but I wondered if there are many contractors in their twenties on these boards?

I'm 25... am I the youngest here?

Meh.....

I play WoW so I have the mentality of an 11 year old (almost 35)

HTH

[Diver]

I was 28 (going on 29) when I started contracting in 1995. I plan to retire when I turn 45 in 2011.....

Never happen, you would die of boredom