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Wait for a while. Testing’s cyclical and dependent on new builds and upgrades. Many companies will be delaying all but strictly necessary upgrades for the moment so there might not be much to test. This will change; as new versions of SAP, Oracle etc arrive some companies will be forced to upgrade; also, eventually businesses find that their current ‘solutions’ are out of date and need replacing. Later this year there could well be more work in the financials as new regulations are introduced to try and prevent the mess we’re in now happening again. Also, mergers in the financial sector will force new builds and integration of separate systems; always good long projects for testers.
Oh, and stop calling yourself ‘QA analyst’. If you want to be taken seriously in contracting, then call yourself something proper like ‘Tester’ and be proud of it.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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QA is not the same as testing is it? The only company I worked big enough to have a QA department, they didn't do the testing. They checked the written tests covered the functionality and were thorough, and did spot checks by randomly trying to run a test and see if they could do it without having outside help.Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetranComment
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Anyone who does that should be an experienced tester.Originally posted by d000hg View PostAnd what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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my 2p.
Getting the first contract is the easy bit. You can sit back in your permie haven and fish around, for months, years maybe.
Once you jack it in , you will do the first contract and it will be fantasic, for so many reasons.
When that contract ends, what are you going to do ? you might not get a second for years. You will be inexperienced, nothing on your CV, tax bills coming, getting nervous (easily picked up by agents and clients).
It's the second one that should have you tulipting your pants. If you dont have balls of steel, forget it.
otherwise, good luck
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Really? I don't think that's so certain. If a company pays £30K for a software developer (up north this isn't bad at all) and £250/day to a contractor he's grossing ~£60K. Even after Tax & holidays that seems a lot more.Originally posted by pmeswani View PostOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetranComment
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Your figures are based on the assumption that the contractor is able to work almost every day of the year available to them. I'd imagine (especially in this climate) that many contractors will be working more like 180 days every year. The reality in terms of pay is therefore likely to be around halfway between the two extremes cited by pmeswani and yourself - somewhere in the 45k mark for a £250pd contractor.Originally posted by d000hg View PostComment
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that's what they always say. ain't necessarily so but once you do have second gig under your belt you can call yourself a contractor and give a knowing grin when eo talks of balls of steel.Comment
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Agreed... Became a contractor due to redundency. First contract finishes at the end of Feb, and nothing yet on the horizon...Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postmy 2p.
Getting the first contract is the easy bit. You can sit back in your permie haven and fish around, for months, years maybe.
Once you jack it in , you will do the first contract and it will be fantasic, for so many reasons.
When that contract ends, what are you going to do ? you might not get a second for years. You will be inexperienced, nothing on your CV, tax bills coming, getting nervous (easily picked up by agents and clients).
It's the second one that should have you tulipting your pants. If you dont have balls of steel, forget it.
otherwise, good luck
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