Drawing on data from The Real Rate Survey and on contributions from successful computer contractors, computer consulting expert Janet Ruhl shows you:
- What it takes to be eligible for big money contracts
- The differences between W-2, 1099, and corp-to-corp contracting
- What rates contractors are really earning and for what kinds of work
- How consulting firms operate and how they exploit the unwary
- How to find contracts through consulting firms and agencies
- How to work directly with clients
- How to protect yourself from abusive contract clauses
- How to expect on the job
- How to increase your value on the open market
Don't take a recruiter's word for how computer contracting works! Find out the facts in this comprehensive new book.