contract about to end.. now what?

jmanrta

Hi All,

I have a contract that is about to end soon and I am not quite sure what to do. I am not sure if I should conduct my own search for another job/contract, or let my recruiter do it for me.

I figure if I am out of work long enough, I'd have to file for unemployment, which means they would be losing some money, so I figure it would be in their best interest to find me another contract.

Does anyone have any experience with this? I have never done temp/contract work before, so I am little anxious and uncertain. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

leefdaddy

The day the contract ends and you don't have a job, file for unemployment.

Start looking for a job yourself while the contracting agency should be looking also.

HeroPsycho

jmanrta wrote:

Hi All,

I have a contract that is about to end soon and I am not quite sure what to do. I am not sure if I should conduct my own search for another job/contract, or let my recruiter do it for me.

I figure if I am out of work long enough, I'd have to file for unemployment, which means they would be losing some money, so I figure it would be in their best interest to find me another contract.

Does anyone have any experience with this? I have never done temp/contract work before, so I am little anxious and uncertain. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Does keeping your employment situation exclusively in the hands of someone else sound like a good idea?

The recruiter is trying to do what's in their best interest, not yours. If they have bigger fish to fry, they're not gonna make finding you a new contract a top priority.

learningtofly22

HeroPsycho wrote:

jmanrta wrote:

Hi All,

I have a contract that is about to end soon and I am not quite sure what to do. I am not sure if I should conduct my own search for another job/contract, or let my recruiter do it for me.

I figure if I am out of work long enough, I'd have to file for unemployment, which means they would be losing some money, so I figure it would be in their best interest to find me another contract.

Does anyone have any experience with this? I have never done temp/contract work before, so I am little anxious and uncertain. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Does keeping your employment situation exclusively in the hands of someone else sound like a good idea?

The recruiter is trying to do what's in their best interest, not yours. If they have bigger fish to fry, they're not gonna make finding you a new contract a top priority.

+1. Don't let others be in charge of your fate, make your future your own! If they find you something, great, but don't bank on it.

jmanrta

learningtofly22 wrote:

HeroPsycho wrote:

jmanrta wrote:

Hi All,

I have a contract that is about to end soon and I am not quite sure what to do. I am not sure if I should conduct my own search for another job/contract, or let my recruiter do it for me.

I figure if I am out of work long enough, I'd have to file for unemployment, which means they would be losing some money, so I figure it would be in their best interest to find me another contract.

Does anyone have any experience with this? I have never done temp/contract work before, so I am little anxious and uncertain. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Does keeping your employment situation exclusively in the hands of someone else sound like a good idea?

The recruiter is trying to do what's in their best interest, not yours. If they have bigger fish to fry, they're not gonna make finding you a new contract a top priority.

+1. Don't let others be in charge of your fate, make your future your own! If they find you something, great, but don't bank on it.

Ya, I guess you guys are right. I landed this job after being unemployed for 6 months, and the thought of having to start from square one quite frankly scares the living **** out of me.

With all the employment issues in this field, I wonder if it is even worth staying in it?

Silentsoul

There was a great article a few weeks ago in Network World about what to do when you lose your job. Something like 20 tips for when your laid off. I recommend checking it out on their site or find a copy of the article some where. Lots of good tips. First off don't let pride get in the way of getting un-employment, you earned the money. And don't count on someone else to get you a job, hit the bricks so to speak, the harder you look the better chance you got to find a new job.

astorrs

Silentsoul wrote:

There was a great article a few weeks ago in Network World about what to do when you lose your job. Something like 20 tips for when your laid off. I recommend checking it out on their site or find a copy of the article some where. Lots of good tips. First off don't let pride get in the way of getting un-employment, you earned the money. And don't count on someone else to get you a job, hit the bricks so to speak, the harder you look the better chance you got to find a new job.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/082508-job-tips.html