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Re:Downturn career decisions by nyokodo on Sunday September 25, 2022 @11:10PM (#32978922)
> How do you feel about former contractors?

Contractors with repeat business at the same client is a positive signal. Otherwise evaluating a former contractor for a role is about whether they’re interested enough to stick around long enough for the intended achievements of the role.

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Re:Downturn career decisions by FlyingSnake on Monday September 26, 2022 @04:50AM (#32980843)
> Contractors with repeat business at the same client is a positive signal

This is not universal and doesn't work for many countries like Germany where you need to avoid "shadow employment/scheinselbständigkeit" with the same client.

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