Lessons from six years as a solo consultant

Re:Lessons from six years as a solo consultant by amelius on Saturday January 04, 2020 @05:05PM (#21957908)

> It takes an extraordinary amount of effort to find customers.

Aren't there services to help with that?

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Re:Lessons from six years as a solo consultant by zenpaul on Sunday January 05, 2020 @10:32AM (#21961643)

Yes, the consulting agencies or headhunters do just that. They do the day to day work of talking to hiring managers. Then they take their cut either when they place someone full-time or take a cut out of the hourly consulting rate.

It varies from place to place, but in the NYC metro area it is common for companies to only staff up through agencies so there is no chance to go directly to companies unless you know someone inside the company already.

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Re:Lessons from six years as a solo consultant by kartickv on Sunday January 05, 2020 @10:21AM (#21961584)

Like?

It will help me, so thanks in advance.

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Re:Lessons from six years as a solo consultant by amelius on Sunday January 05, 2020 @10:41AM (#21961704)

See zenpaul's comment.

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