Would you consider "contract" employment? Software QA/Test Engineer Resume

ROB DAVIS, P.E.


Q45: Would you consider contract employment?

The short answer is, yes, I would.

The long answer is...

Contract employment is attractive to me, because it's a more honest relationship. For example, when we, contract engineers, have to work overtime, we do get paid for overtime.

Make your customers happy, by recruiting contract engineers! We, contract engineers, work at an hourly rate, and, therefore, customers tend to be happier. This means the end client can get the work done, and on time! The end client wants me to work all weekend? Fine, I work all weekend, and my end client gets a release out the door. Let's suppose I want some time off? Fine! My end client is usually cool with it, because they don't have to pay me for any hours I'm not at work!

Recruit contract engineers, because end clients tell me they prefer 'contract engineers'! We, contract engineers, do a better job, and get the job done faster! "Full-time" employees are more interested in their careers. Therefore, help your customers by bringing in contract engineers, instead of "full-time" employees. As you already know, we contract engineers, are specialists who do the job better and faster.

Exception: How about an existing end client? While I generally I prefer 'contract' to "perm", one exception is an existing client. In other words, if I receive a good offer from a client that I have completed a successful contract with, I'll consider their "perm" offer very carefully.

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