Getting into contracting NEWBIE

[alreadypacked]

I went into consulting from Uni, easier to go into contracting from there.

[Pherlopolus]

I moved "up" to first line support after 8 months

[eek]

Getting into contracting NEWBIE

22 years ago I got my first contract with 3.5 years experience. It was with a niche legacy mainframe, and I was one of only about 5 contractors in the country with any experience and willing to work wherever for £10 an hour....

So I guess 3.5 years experience is ok if it is very specialist knowledge. I'd suggest another 5 years and branching out into other things would be the best way of getting into contracting

21 years ago I started contracting immediately after leaving uni. But this was at the very beginning of the Internet and there was about 6 people who knew how cgi worked

I can safely say it was for more than £10 an hour though

[Pherlopolus]

22 years ago I got my first contract with 3.5 years experience. It was with a niche legacy mainframe, and I was one of only about 5 contractors in the country with any experience and willing to work wherever for £10 an hour....

So I guess 3.5 years experience is ok if it is very specialist knowledge. I'd suggest another 5 years and branching out into other things would be the best way of getting into contracting

[MyUserName]

Hi All,

I would be very grateful if anyone could offer some advice on getting into contracting. I'm currently ready to start working and I'm seeking a contracting role. I have 3.5 years as a java developer in financial services but I'm struggling to get a job as a contractor. Most of the contracting work seems to go through recruitment agencies who demand more experience.

Would anyone be able to offer any advice as to landing a contract role without recruitment agencies.

Thanks

edb500

My advice would be to stop posting fake questions under sockie accounts.

[TheLordDave]

Do you lick the spoon?

[EternalOptimist]

Hi All,

I would be very grateful if anyone could offer some advice on getting into contracting. I'm currently ready to start working and I'm seeking a contracting role. I have 3.5 years as a java developer in financial services but I'm struggling to get a job as a contractor. Most of the contracting work seems to go through recruitment agencies who demand more experience.

Would anyone be able to offer any advice as to landing a contract role without recruitment agencies.

Thanks

edb500

you need a lot more experience of posting before I will answer that

[greenlake]

Would anyone be able to offer any advice as to landing a contract role without recruitment agencies.

What can you offer that cannot be supplied by the agencies?
What is your value proposition, your unique selling point?

[MicrosoftBob]

Hi All,

I have 3.5 years as a java developer in financial services but I'm struggling to get a job as a contractor.

Perhaps you should use a civet rather than java

[DodgyAgent]

Hi All,

I would be very grateful if anyone could offer some advice on getting into contracting. I'm currently ready to start working and I'm seeking a contracting role. I have 3.5 years as a java developer in financial services but I'm struggling to get a job as a contractor. Most of the contracting work seems to go through recruitment agencies who demand more experience.

Would anyone be able to offer any advice as to landing a contract role without recruitment agencies.

Thanks

edb500

Give us some references and we will see what we can do for you

[SpontaneousOrder]

Hi All,

I would be very grateful if anyone could offer some advice on getting into contracting. I'm currently ready to start working and I'm seeking a contracting role. I have 3.5 years as a java developer in financial services but I'm struggling to get a job as a contractor. Most of the contracting work seems to go through recruitment agencies who demand more experience.

Would anyone be able to offer any advice as to landing a contract role without recruitment agencies.

Thanks

edb500

Not much experience, in a single domain, means you're up against ALOT of tough competition.

[GlenW]

Learn to bleed radiators and watch gladiator films.

[SimonMac]

Hi All,

I would be very grateful if anyone could offer some advice on getting into contracting. I'm currently ready to start working and I'm seeking a contracting role. I have 3.5 years as a java developer in financial services but I'm struggling to get a job as a contractor. Most of the contracting work seems to go through recruitment agencies who demand more experience.

Would anyone be able to offer any advice as to landing a contract role without recruitment agencies.

Thanks

edb500

Get more experience then, simples.

HTHBIDI

[edb500]

Hi All,

I would be very grateful if anyone could offer some advice on getting into contracting. I'm currently ready to start working and I'm seeking a contracting role. I have 3.5 years as a java developer in financial services but I'm struggling to get a job as a contractor. Most of the contracting work seems to go through recruitment agencies who demand more experience.

Would anyone be able to offer any advice as to landing a contract role without recruitment agencies.

Thanks

edb500