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- How can I become a contract software developer?
- I have been working for small businesses as a software engineer for over 5 years making less than $30k. I am looking to become a contract software developer since I hate being a wage slave working for incompetent managers and all the corresponding office politics but then again who does....
- Tags: career, consulting company, contract software developer, independent contractor, job, kveratis@..., Sioux Falls, software
- Discussion threads 2006-09-28
- As an independent contractor, would you ever take a W2 job again?
- There are both pros' and cons' of being an independent contractor or a salaried employee, but in my personal opinion, I'd rather be an independent contractor due to my unpleasant experiences working as a salaried employee and being subjected to stupid corporate politics and incompetent managers. As an independent...
- Tags: career, consulting, corporate politic, independent contractor, job, politics, Why Me Worry?
- Discussion threads 2006-09-26
- Should this IT manager accept a job with a consulting firm?
- QuestionI currently work with a company that’s done a lot of business with a computer consulting company. Recently, management told us the IT department is being outsourced, including my senior IT position to—you guessed it—the consulting company. The owner of the company has already approached me about hiring me (or...
- Tags: consulting, consulting company, independent contractor, job, Molly Joss
- Technical articles 2003-02-13
- Explaining gaps in work history
- Thanks to the economy's slippery slope, many IT pros are finding their resumes weakened by employment gaps. Ignore the lack of benefits and track down freelance work to beef up your battered work history.No matter what shape the economy is in, businesses occasionally cut costs by eliminating jobs, including IT...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Jeff Davis, recruiter, freelance work, job, new job, work history, independent contractor, information technology
- Technical articles 2001-10-09
- The price of freedom
- Many needs could motivate you to become a free agent: the autonomy, the variety, or perhaps a bad experience at your last job. But as Bob Weinstein says in this Tech Watch, you should weigh the personal costs of that freedom before you make the leap.To a corporate ‘suit’ on...
- Tags: Real estate, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce management, Bob Weinstein, independent contractor, worker, Nelson, job, agent
- Technical articles 2001-04-18
- Download our essential tips for independent contractors and consultants
- Looking for advice on going into business for yourself? Not sure whether to call yourself a contractor or a consultant, or how to protect yourself in your contracts? Read this compilation of articles by Meredith Little for all the answers.What is it that makes IT pros want to go into...
- Tags: Jennifer Recktenwald, independent contractor, Meredith Little
- Technical articles 2000-06-12
- Protect your own interests in your contracts
- Check out Meredith Little's three-part series on protecting your own interests in your contracts. Learn about project scope and payment, specifying your status as an independent contractor, and what types of legalese you should include.When you arrive on a client’s doorstep to begin a project, you need a firm idea...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Jennifer Recktenwald, Meredith Little, independent contractor, payment
- Technical articles 2000-05-29
- Will the IRS consider your independent contractor to be a temporary employee?
- Is a worker a temporary employee or an independent? Find out about the Twenty Factor Test developed by the IRS and the Social Security Administration.In today’s tight labor market, your company may be forced to turn to temporary help to accomplish certain projects. If you hire an independent contractor, you’ll...
- Tags: Meredith Little, Internal Revenue Service, independent contractor, hiring company, Factor Test, worker, temporary employee, hiring
- Technical articles 2000-05-01
- Do you have the right personality to be an independent contractor?
- Being an independent contractor means more than finding and keeping customers. Here are some tips for evaluating whether you have the stomach for it.Almost every business depends on computers and networks, so there’s a huge demand for IT professionals in all types of organizations. When you hear the rumor that...
- Tags: Meredith Little, independent contractor
- Technical articles 2000-02-08
Additional Resources
- Independent Contractors Using Company Equipment
- Does anyone out there have company policy on independent contractors using company equipment? Equipment being laptops and printers....Thanks in advance!independent contractor policywe have a roaming laptop that can use a wireless access point. the laptop has a guest domain account that can only access certain things. we...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, mhooser, contractor policy, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2007-07-25
- Is independent consulting on the rise?
- I didn't forget about you...In this article, I'm almost guilty of conflating "consultant" and "independent contractor" again. I am aware that some people who call themselves "consultants" are employed by a consulting firm. I'm focusing here on the independents, though.
- Tags: Outsourcing, Sterling "Chip" Camden, consulting
- Discussion threads 2007-10-04
- EZ-Forms-Contractor (exe)
- EZ-Forms-Contractor is the filler, printer, and viewer for contractor and construction professional related forms. Contains 58 contractor and construction related forms. Forms were adapted for electronic fill-in/out, with print and save capability by EZ-Forms.
- Tags: Construction, Contractor, EZ-Forms-Contractor, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2005-06-07
- BP's Carson Unit Refines Contractor Management With WorkTech's Contractor Cost Tracking System (CCTS)
- BP is a leading oil, gas, and energy business with operations in 100 countries around the world. The goals of the company were alignment of processes across all business areas, improve management of contractor relationships, reduce error rates, frustration, and labor costs and gain timely, detailed information or decision-making and...
- Tags: British Petroleum Co Plc, Contractor Cost Tracking System, Tools & Techniques, Construction, Management
- Case studies
- Mail Merge using Excel Data
- I have an excel spreadsheet where I have mulitple e-mail addresses for each contractor. When I set up a mail merge in word, if there are multiple e-mail addresses listed it ignores them all and does not send that contractor an e-mail at all. Does anyone know how...
- Tags: e-mail, e-mail address, mdbiggar@..., Microsoft Excel, project management
- Q&A 2004-11-08
- Consulting independence
- In my previous post, Employee vs. contractor and in the discussion that followed a distinction was made between two different kinds of contractors: those who work as employees of a contracting firm, and those who are independent. Perhaps a third type would be those who...
- Tags: Client, Consulting, Chip Camden
- Blog posts 2007-09-12
- Barrister Global Services Network
- Has anyone ever worked as an Independent Contractor for Barrister Global Services Network?They are out of the New Orleans area.I have heard that it may be a good idea to connect with this group to generate some work. Any input would be appreciated.
- Tags: tribeliker, network
- Discussion threads 2007-10-07
- AvailSuite (exe)
- AvailSuite Personal is designed for micro- and home-based service businesses. It keeps you organized by managing everyday tasks of your independent consulting, contractor, or freelance job. Schedule your services and appointments; manage your invoices and payments, organize your contacts and customers. Version 2.7 improves Payment processing for Receivables module.
- Tags: Payment, BusinessWare, AvailSuite Personal, Operational Accounting, Finance
- Software downloads 2007-11-20
- Three tactics for dealing with sub-par performance of contractors
- What do you do when a tem member is not meeting your expectations? Normally, a project manager would deal with poor performance through a process of trying to determine the cause of the performance problem, further monitoring, getting very specific on deliverables and due dates, documenting the performance problems, and...
- Tags: Contractor, Performance, Tom Mochal
- Blog posts 2007-09-04
- Global Contractor Increases Engineer Productivity by Improving Document Control
- TGE Gas Engineering TGE is an independent engineering, procurement, and construction contractor specifically engaged in the design and construction of natural gas plants. The technical documentation developed by engineers must comply with contract terms and conditions. However, sometimes documents do not follow the Document Control Department rules and procedures, which...
- Tags: Document, Microsoft Corp., Natural Gas, TGE Gas Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Case studies
- Exchange 2003 consulting
- Hello,I am an independent contractor and exchange consultant currently working in some leading orgainization as messaging specialist. I also Provide all type of solution on Microsoft Exchange Server. From Exchange Setup to Disastor Recovery. Please email me with you requirement if you need any consulting or support on any...
- Tags: Exchange, consulting, rizavan@..., Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
- Q&A 2006-06-13
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