Re: another newbie/tight market question

["Marc A. Santacroce" <epubs -at- wwc -dot- com>]

At 9:01 AM -0400 7/16/01, Ami WRIGHT wrote:
>
>I don't think that the length of the contract - by itself - is a bad sign.
>It depends on what needs to be done.  I've done a couple of contracts that
>were about a week long.  They were short because the projects were small,
>not because the hiring manager was clueless.
>
>-Ami
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Ami, I agree. My first TW job was a two weaker that lasted nine-months. But
I still think that advertised length of contract is an indicator. I'm used
to seeing three-month contracts advertised, knowing full well that they
will probably really be one-year contracts after the 90-day trial period.
It lets the client off gthe hook.

Marc

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