Are You the Contracting Type?
By Margaret Hansen, JobsInMD.com
Ideal for some and dreadful for others, contracting work, also called freelancing or consulting, might be in your career picture.
Economic Outlook Seems Favorable
According to a recent Robert Half Tech survey, one in five IT executives who plan to add staff will hire a mix of full-time and contracted workers. Information Technology is one of the many industries using contractors these days.
Design, engineering, accounting, journalism as well as specialized business fields provide some additional popular contracting work, but opportunities can be found in any field or industry.
At a time when hiring full-time staff isn't always in the budget, employers are hiring contractors, allowing flexibility in their payrolls so that they can continue with critical projects. Typically - though not always - of a project-based nature, contracting positions vary from short-term to ongoing, part-time or full-time.
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