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Re:Ask HN: How's the job hunt going? (For those laid off) by pojzon on Saturday November 26, 2022 @05:13PM (#33757350)
There is a lot of contractors and you have to be extremely good to do what the dude/dudette said.

Like - have a unique skillset, have multiple certifications, recommendations, proven B2B experience as a consultant.

Then getting contracts is easy. Probably less easy now tho.

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Re:Ask HN: How's the job hunt going? (For those laid off) by skeeter2020 on Saturday November 26, 2022 @06:01PM (#33757807)
I contracted for the better part of a decade and I wasn't extremely good, but I was solid technically and trusted as a problem solver, so I got my first contract from my personal network, and then built it from there. If I had to rely on being extremely good and going in cold I'd still be looking. Your best bet is to go with a third party and then eventually go independent once you have your own reputation and network.
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