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I'm a fairly new addition to the world of software contracting and I often have trouble trying to express my feelings about full-time work and the justification of the amount I charge (which so far has been below normal contractor rates). Thank you for explaining your point view in an eloquent way, it's helpful :)


Thanks! I actually came up with the idea for this post so I would have something to respond with in recruiter emails.


Do you get a lot of work through recruiters? I never know if it's worth responding to them. Any tips in that area?


None so far. Generally they are only interested in trying to convince you to give up consulting.

Sometimes they will pitch you on a contract-to-hire position, but most companies want to hire engineers on the cheap.


I've had a few (1/10) recruiters help me get consulting gigs. I prefer to pull my own however. You are better at selling yourself to the right gig than any recruiter could be.




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