Tag Archives: hiring

Moving Beyond Technical Elitism

Posted on June 29, 2008 by

Improving the quality of discourse amongst IT professionals is crucial to regaining the Respect that IT deserves. The current debate techniques often used by varying camps are harmful to IT’s Image and Credibility and harmful to broadening the knowledge and … Continue reading →

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Fairly Evaluting Consultant Versus Full Time Rates, Part I

Posted on June 11, 2008 by

Any Consultant will Frequently be engaged in rate discussions with potential clients.  Many times these are hiring managers, not HR folks. Sometimes, these hiring managers expect consultants to work for the same hourly rate a full timer would perform the … Continue reading →

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Are you charging too little?

Posted on May 5, 2008 by

I found a great little list over at Freelance Switch. http://freelanceswitch.com/humour/top-ten-signs-you-may-be-charging-too-little/ One of my favorites: Number 6: Clients pay your invoices in cash from their wallet.   Also check out: http://freelanceswitch.com/humour/top-ten-signs-you-may-be-charging-too-much/ Number 9: You’re still living off a job you … Continue reading →

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Offshoring: Fool’s Gold or Real Savings?

Posted on May 3, 2008 by

One thing that amazes me is that some startups still consider offshoring a cost saving option.  Offshoring will almost certainly guarantee that your first implementation will be a failure and a huge amount of time and money will be wasted. … Continue reading →

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