Congratulations – you have secured your 1st contracting role through a recruitment agency. The recruiter will be keen for you to move as soon as possible because the sooner you move the sooner they start earning and the client most likely needs someone for the project yesterday! The first thing to do is to step […]
You have successfully navigated through the choppy waters of firstly securing a great contract and secondly completing that contract. Well done! Now, it comes to discussing a new contract with the recruitment agent and the end client company. Firstly, move the conversation away from talk of ‘extensions’ or ‘renewals’ – these are not relevant terms. […]
The derivation of the term freelance is usually credited to Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe, the medieval warrior whose lance was sworn to the service of more than one Lord. However, when Ivanhoe’s lance was made available to another Duke or Earl, it wasn’t done so free of charge. Like the mercenary knight of old, today’s […]
Accounting Pro can help small businesses and start up companies to utilize their capital in smarter, more efficient ways. In many cases this technology is an improvement on already existing systems or processes that were previously installed. It may also be necessary to make some additional adjustments to obtain maximum benefits from these new tech-friendly […]
A busy contractor in the UK market has many things to do – manage their day to day role at the client, perhaps travel abroad during the week to get to the client company, balance longs hours at client sites versus family life, ensure they keep their skill set up to date, complete their accounting […]
Congratulations – you have secured your 1st contracting role. The recruiter will be keen for you to move as soon as possible because the sooner you start earning so will they and the client most likely needs someone for the project yesterday! The first thing to do is to step back and make sure that […]
As someone who contracted for over 10 years I can advise it is an extremely rewarding and fulfilling experience. You are your own boss, you don’t have to play office politics and your earning power can increase. But there bumps in the road and it isn’t all plain sailing. Here are some of the issues […]
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