Is anybody looking for a contract in IT at the moment and having problems finding one? I've just been looking at the job recruitment websites and it's not looking great. Fortunately I've got something until the end of the year but hope it picks up pretty soon. Hopefully the bleak economy doesn't create any problems.
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All depends and what your area of expertise is. The credit crunch is going to have a very big affect on the market for the rest of the year and well into 2009. It's cyclic, last big downturn was just after 2001, and things didn't really pick up until 2004.
You just need to protect yourself by putting some money aside for times that you are benched.
You just need to protect yourself by putting some money aside for times that you are benched.
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Its a dead market, hope you get extended or find a perm job for a while.
I guess one of the big advantages I have as a contractor is that I don't have a mortgage or family keeping me based in a particular location. I can easily relocate to wherever there is a position available. Although I have found that its difficult to get recruiters to look at your cv if your address is nowhere near the location of the available position.
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Working for a large company that employs a high number of contractors this has never been a factor. For the money that a contrator is paid they are expected to relcate themselves for the working week if they want the job. At the end of the day, that is part of the reason that contractors get paid more than permanent employee's
True, but I also know of recruitment agencies that won't put people who live more than X miles away from a post forward as they deam it too far, crap I know. And in this market they can afford to be this fussy, guess it's a way to cut the number of possible applicants down.
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i guess it comes down to the agency then. i have no personal experience of contracting (although will have very soon!) but the company i work for only employs based on reputible agencies with verifiable cv's.
I would recommend that if the OP is having difficulty finding contracts then they look at the larger IT contract companies. Where abouts do your skills lie? Are they speciallist IT products or the general Windows MCSE style?
If you have been a contractor for a few years you will find they are like gold dust. Have a look on contractoruk to see what we feel about our "pimps".
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As i said, i have no contracting experience personnaly except for the employment of contractors. If you want a stable contact surely it's better to go with a larger agency?
I've never had any problems finding work and its still a few months before my current contract ends, and who knows they might extend it again into 09. Just thought I should start looking at vacanies to see what the market currently looks like and its not looking that great.
I guess companies are not stating new projects since its coming to the end of the finacial year but the market should pick up again early next year.
I guess companies are not stating new projects since its coming to the end of the finacial year but the market should pick up again early next year.