Things Contractors should know, research for articles

[SueEllen]

Should we look forward to an article on how friendly contractors are now?

We are friendly and helpful if you aren't a winker.

[DimPrawn]

We are friendly and helpful if you aren't a winker.

sadly this place attracts ers like a cheap peep show does to errr, ers.

[rd409]

Given that no one died as a result of my last article about contractors for The Register So you want to be a contractor? Well, here's how it works ? The Register I'm going to be doing more of the same, except not quite the same because the damned editor wants each article to be different.

So I'm interested in things of interest to contractors, wannabe contractors, pimps, managers of contractors and their wives.

Stuff like trends in demand, money and skills; tax crap; negotiation, how to spot good/bad contracts and good/bad contractors, style of fing.

The Reg is a mass market (7 million readers per month, 43 million hits) site, so whatever I write will get read.

Either stick stuff here, or email me at dominic dot connor at gmail

Things that interest to contractors : Books and movies about Gladiators.

Skills needed: Bleeding radiators.

Trends in demand: Ordering sofa online

Good contractor: Who sends the invoice on time everytime.

Bad contractor: The one's who go permie.


Hope that will help your research.

[Spacecadet]

Stuff like trends in demand, money and skills; tax crap; negotiation, how to spot good/bad contracts and good/bad contractors, style of fing.

There needs to be some sort of entry requirement to contracting. Being a self starter able to find out that stuff yourself should be one of the requirements

[SimonMac]

There needs to be some sort of entry requirement to contracting. Being a self starter able to find out that stuff yourself should be one of the requirements

Those who can do, those who can't write articles

[vetran]

Jeez you guys all seem to be free horse dentists...

He had the decency to ask, he could have mined General for rich source of opinions on chutney, radiators & guys in skirts. But he chose to ask.

How about the
1. retrospective legislation (BN66)
2. Dubious legisltion IR35, Offshoring
3. ICT abuse
4. Security clearance

more about rate setting, interviewing, career direction & CVs

more on opportunities coming up

spoof on the perfect agent. i.e. one that actually phones you back. I can just imagine, "the names Gone......................Jobs Gone"


etc

[SimonMac]

(You do realise this has the potential to come back and really hurt us all )

[Spacecadet]

Those who can do, those who can't write articles

Good job your knot riting articles with grammer like that

[SimonMac]

Good job your knot riting articles with grammer like that

[vetran]

(You do realise this has the potential to come back and really hurt us all )

how?