Comments by "ForgottenKnight1" (@ForgottenKnight1) on "Contracting Vs Full Time Work - Should You Consider Being A Contractor?" video.

  1. Pros - Contracts are more readily available because the companies are more cost oriented nowadays. If you are on the bench, the company has to pay you to do nothing, so they are under pressure to assign you to a project. As a contractor, when the contract ends, your job ends and unless they extend it or start a new one, they don't owe you a penny. The skill stuff is not for real, permanent jobs can also have an initial period (usually 1-3 months) where if they are not happy with your skills, they can drop you immediately. As for skill sets, the same goes with a job, just quit your job and go to another that has something you are interested more. You can also get skills filled by creating your self education or education forms. Pros of contracts is also that you can work multiple contracts because you are not bound to a 9 to 5 period, unless explicitly specified. If you already got a permanent job, a contract can be a side hustle. Contracts almost always pay more per hour. Full time positions security is a hoax ( you can get fired at any time for whatever reason or no reason at all ). Cons - Too many contracts is not hoping resume. You can have a continuous entry in your resume and just specify experience on various projects for various clients. This is the business of contracting, if HR does not get it, move on, it's not your job to educate them. If you are a beginner, don't do contracting, you don't know the ropes yet. Give yourself 2-3 years in a full time job and try to absorb as much as you can, and after that start doing contracting as a side hustle to get the ropes of how contracting works, and when you understand contracting, go full contracting if you want. Career opportunities in contracting. You have to do these yourself ( extend education, work fields of interest, certificate, other forms of education and proven work ). Don't let a company define your career. You define your career and are responsible of its progress. Team related, you can always collect contacts and keep in touch. Create your own network and recommend each other for certain offers. The most important thing about contracting is to understand that you are not an employee, you are a service provider.
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