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ROB DAVIS, P.E.
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| Q27: What duration are you interested in?
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The short answer is, I prefer 'long-term' assignments. The ideal term is 11 months.
Six plus (6+) months is a good start. Generally speaking,
the longer the term, the happier I am.
The long answer is,
"long-term" means
anywhere from 6 months to 6 years. Durations
of "3 to 6" and "4 to 6 months" are
considered 'short-term' contracts, and they're designed
to end in 3 and 4 months, respectively.
I'm always interested in new 'long-term' assignments. Generally
I don't do open ended contracts as I find that I'm the
one left holding the bag after 4 months of an open-ended
6-month contract. I generally work only with firm
starting and ending dates. Doing this insures that I meet
the requirements for whatever benefits may be available
for me from your company. I don't leave contracts early.
Please don't ask.
How about a 2-month contract? Often I
cannot afford to accept short term contracts, even when I
receive my short-time rates, because, for example on 2-month
contracts I have to spend more than I make.
If you're reading this you're probably from a contract firm.
If so, I want to make a simple statement. If you call me
with a contract for any period and after arriving at the
client site I find that the contract is really for 3
weeks with the "possibility" of a 3-month
extension, then I may be going back to the house and
may never accept another contract with your firm again. I
won't hesitate to pull the plug and go home, if I find
that a contract firm has deliberately deceived me.
I have turned down some pretty lucrative long-term
contracts because I believed what I was told and that's
not going to happen again. When you send me a contract,
you may get it back with my modifications to it. I may be
going to add a couple of penalty clauses to it, too. Think about it;
why should I be the only one to feel the pain?
Sometimes a client won't commit longer than six months without
previously knowing the contractor. However, I have had
"6 plus month" assignments last for many 'years'.
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