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Subject:jobs shops and fonts From:Ruth-Ellen Flanagan <flanagan -at- TVDRS -dot- ENET -dot- DEC -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 9 Jun 1994 16:35:21 EDT
Hi,
I have some questions about being a contractor. I have been thinking
about taking that path. I was thinking of doing what Karen Steele mentioned
in her post - sending letters and resumes to a bunch of places.
Questions:
Do you have to "sign-up" exclusively with a job shop? (In other words
are you committed to working for a particular place for a period of time?)
Do you think the salaries are dropping now that there are more people out
there looking for work?
Would you recommend starting out with a job shop before trying to go
independant? Pros and cons to either way?
About fonts:
I use helvetica and new century schoolbook for my resume. You probably
want to keep it to 2 fonts. Use Arial and TimesRoman if you don't have your
own PC and printer. Some companies have outplacement services and they provide
machines for resumes and printing.
Ruth-Ellen Flanagan
PS. Got some good ideas for putting together a portfolio from the postings in
the last few days. Got some sheet protectors at Staples - some have a
tab on them. Got a simple 3 ring binder to put it all in.
