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10 common mistakes made when searching for a contract
10 common reasons why some contractors are less successful than others when searching for a contract. Learn not what to do!
�Learning that skill and doing it better than your contracting counterparts will minimise your gaps between cont� �ting counterparts will minimise your gaps between contracts and maximise your revenue. This guides explains t� �The process of contract search is a skill. Learning that skill and doing�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Tue, 27 Feb 2018

Charging clients a retainer – how they work
Contractors with sought-after expertise can generate lucrative fees from client retainers using a range of retainer and charging models.
�models a contractor could adopt include: Retained contracting/consultancy services: The client pays a set amoun� �hort or no notice. Retainers are not like regular contracts, so to create an effective retainer contract will� �lar contracts, so to create an effective retainer contract will require the services of a legal professional�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Tue, 27 Mar 2018

Using social media to win contracts
Contractors can increase the chances of being found by recruiters & to find contracts by using social media, says Paul Clutton of Hays Senior Finance.
�has at least the same features as their ‘killer’ contracting CV, because that is effectively what their Linked� �t skills and capabilities, and to find advertised contracts directly. LinkedIn has come to dominate the contr� �y know, because it results in a better fit to the contract, a successfully completed assignment and a deligh�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Mon, 24 Nov 2014

How to find a contract: guide for UK contractors
The contract search process explained. Advice and guidance on securing lucrative contracts.
�Finding and securing a contract in the contracting market is very different to the job search associ� �lucrative contract. The best strategy for finding contracts Finding contract work requires a different approa� �Finding and securing a contract in the contracting market is very different to th�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Thu, 19 Feb 2015

Negotiating contract rates based on salaries: 3 key tips to getting the best rate
3 key tips to help you calculate how much you should charge for your services.
�t market rates for their specific skill. 3. Avoid contracting for past employers immediately after leaving The� �. Another key reason why contractors should avoid contracts with former employers immediately after leaving i� �Negotiating fair and market-based contract rates with clients that are based only on the equ�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Thu, 06 Oct 2016

The killer interview technique – the ultimate way for you to get hired
This article offers describes the Killer Interview Technique for maximising your chances of interview success and ultimately getting offered the contract.
�When you are contracting your frequency of interviews will tend to be much� �element to bear in mind when attempting to find a contract is this: The contractor who wins the contract is�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Thu, 20 Oct 2016

Moving from permanent to contracting - case study 2
A first timer contractor tells their story of how they made the leap from permanent employment to contracting.
�who advised me that I’d have more chance securing contracting work, rather than further permanent work. The ide� �, rather than further permanent work. The idea of contract work was appealing, but I was a little apprehensi�
Category: Articles: First timers | Wed, 17 May 2006

Moving from permanent to contracting - case study 3
A first time contractor explains their reasons for quitting permanent work to go contracting and describes the issues and hurdles overcome on the way to their first contract.
�s their reasons for quitting permanent work to go contracting and describes the issues and hurdles overcome on� �web site advised me to resign before applying for contracts due to the shorter lead time between looking and� �es and hurdles overcome on the way to their first contract. Why did I choose to go contracting? The decision�
Category: Articles: First timers | Wed, 12 Jul 2006

Moving from permanent to contracting - case study 4
We interview a first time contractor in Project Management who shares his experience of moving into contracting for the first time.
�nagement who shares his experience of moving into contracting for the first time. Interview Q) How long had you� �Luckily an agent phoned me out of the blue for a contract position which was perfect for me. After an inter�
Category: Articles: First timers | Wed, 26 Jul 2006

From permie to contractor to small business owner
Kylie Sullivan is a contractor who has built a small business with more than 60 clients.
�van finally switched from permanent employment to contracting, the usual issues arose. Sullivan was both reliev� �k about how to build their businesses from single contracts to multiple ones. A Good Employee... Kylie Sulliv� �s. ''I’m unlike the contractor who does a 6 month contract at a time, and finding work is not done via agent�
Category: Articles: First timers | Fri, 13 Jul 2007