Advice for A new Would be Contractor!

[JimBobTwoTeeth]

My advice would be to get onto the job boards, filter by contract and see what you can/could do. Put your CV up and begin talking to agents.

Do this as a learning exercise. It'll tell you what the market wants better than being on here. I doubt it will get you a job but it will be a good first step. But you never know.....

[gingerjedi]

My advice would be to get onto the job boards, filter by contract and see what you can/could do. Put your CV up and begin talking to agents.

Do this as a learning exercise. It'll tell you what the market wants better than being on here. I doubt it will get you a job but it will be a good first step. But you never know.....

Good advice there, the hardest thing to understand for people coming from a permie mindset is they're entering a very ruthless and dynamic market.

Companies don't give a flying flip that you're the best Exchange consultant in the country if someone can do the job adequately for the duration required on £10ph, however if you're a Radia consultant fresh from the course and there's no-one else around they'll happily pay £550 a day. The intellect required for these roles is comparable but the market completely ignores that along with your aspirations and plans for the future.