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Monday, April 18, 2011 4:56 PM/EST

Good advice for anyone considering IT consulting


Whether you like the idea or not, it’s clear that many IT jobs in the years to come are going to be on a contract or consultant basis. I was woefully unprepared for my first real consulting gig when I landed it in the mid-‘90s, and the experience gave me a kick in the pants that ached until I drifted into journalism. But I came across some wise words about the world of consulting over the weekend, on a site that isn’t normally listed among the places to go for career information.


Unlike a lot of the “how to be a consultant” items which pass for advice, this essay has some rather practical points, such as the difference between being on a W2 contract and being a B2B contractor (which the author calls “C2C”), the need for E&O coverage in the latter scenario, and four questions to answer before you take the big plunge.

Posted by P. J. Connolly on April 18, 2011 4:56 PM

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