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Originally Posted by StanT
I work for a major I/T corporation that is hiring like crazy. However, nearly all of our positions are being filled on a contract basis. I'm told that seems to be the trend. Corporations get a lot of bad press when they lay people off, mine is reluctant to hire directly. It's much easier to drop a contract. I'd sign up at a contract agency, it will get you a foot in the door and some experience on your resume.
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This is good advice. I worked on a contract basis as a technical writer for a number of years. This is what I found: hiring for permanent positions involved having exactly the right set of qualifications and experience. But with contractors, "close enough is good enough." As a result, I got to do a lot of jobs I'd never have been hired to do on a permanent basis, because I lacked the right track record. Contracting allowed me to _build_ a track record.