Help required to find short term contract..

[XLMonkey]

you may be in luck, I happen to be looking for someone for a month or so's project co-ordination work. PM me with your contact details and I'll be in touch.

[errorista]

Trying to secure my first contract has taken so long and I have been made 2 perm offers which would give me another few years on the CV. This would also make me more attractive in 2 years when I come back to the contract field.

Ive taken the permie route after 14 years in contracting. My feeling is that agencies are no longer reliable enough to provide me with enough work to justify the overheads of contracting. (You must calculate the benefits of a perm position - holidays - training - sick time if you need it - career progression within the business etc against the costs of downtime - accountancy fees - administration costs - self-training etc) I should include the time you spend responding to agency postings and chasing up your CV etc. Try charging this at your standard rate to give yourself an idea of just how these agencies are really costing you.

I was easily able to secure a permanent position for myself as I have done with all my contracts previously. (In all my time contracting no agent has ever found me a contract - I sourced them all through networking and my good reputation.) I have however given business to agencies since the policy of my clients has been to use agencies.

Have another look at the permie options. If you are contractor material then you will surely move quickly upward within the business.

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[Ardesco]

A website with no proper contact or location details. That's less open than pimping agencies

Isn't that against the low since January this year.....

[Kyajae]

Send me your cv and I'll have a look. Programme managers around the south can get between 350 and 500 per day. Change Managers can get around 250 to 350 a day.

It really depends on your skill set as there may be other contracts you can look at. I have been doing contracting for 10 years and I have been in IT for just over 26 years.

Don't give up hope.

A website with no proper contact or location details. That's less open than pimping agencies

[Toasta]

Trying to secure my first contract has taken so long and I have been made 2 perm offers which would give me another few years on the CV. This would also make me more attractive in 2 years when I come back to the contract field.

How long has it taken you?

[brobi]

Trying to secure my first contract has taken so long and I have been made 2 perm offers which would give me another few years on the CV. This would also make me more attractive in 2 years when I come back to the contract field.

Send me your cv and I'll have a look. Programme managers around the south can get between 350 and 500 per day. Change Managers can get around 250 to 350 a day.

It really depends on your skill set as there may be other contracts you can look at. I have been doing contracting for 10 years and I have been in IT for just over 26 years.

Don't give up hope.

Please use the PM facility if you want people to get in touch.
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[PJM]

Trying to secure my first contract has taken so long and I have been made 2 perm offers which would give me another few years on the CV. This would also make me more attractive in 2 years when I come back to the contract field.

[brobi]

Hello

I am about to take a perm role in July and am looking for a contract role for 1 month - does anyone have any ideas as to which agencies would have roles of this nature? I am a mgt consultant and business coach, specialising in PMO work, project, programme and change management.

Any input greatly appreciated.

Best of luck for that short of a request. The smallest would be 3 months.

So why the switch to permie instead of contracting?

[PJM]

Hello

I am about to take a perm role in July and am looking for a contract role for 1 month - does anyone have any ideas as to which agencies would have roles of this nature? I am a mgt consultant and business coach, specialising in PMO work, project, programme and change management.

Any input greatly appreciated.