Starting New Contract

This brings forth a MIXED bag of:

euphoria, relief AND apprehension... as you MEET with 'OTHERS' on the PROJECT... to whom you must PROVE your WORTH all over AGAIN.

Step 1. SCAN the "ISSUE" column.... for 'uncomfortable' feelings like:

Concern - about what next
Discomfort - about not meeting expectations
Guilty - caught out on something you exaggerated a little in interview
Overwhelmed - about the size of the task, the lack of support and time to do it in
Annoyed - about the lack of documentation, standards, clarity, direction
Angry - about the contract brief being so unclear

Step 2. Press VIEW
Help - is just 15 minutes away

Contract Expiring

and a time to notice the conflict and turmoil that begin to arise

Step 1. SCAN the "ISSUE" column... for 'disturbing' feelings like:

Concern - about what next
Discomfort - about leaving
Hurt - about not getting selected
Angry - about how you were treated
Guilty - about not meeting expectations
Procrastinating - about getting resume updated

Step 2. Press VIEW
Help - is just 15 minutes away

Contract Renewal

this brings forth its own set of 'unexpected' dis-satisfactions... that should be clearly aired... or risk the cost of 'unexpressed' harboured 'resentment' that will not serve the client, the contractor, nor the recruiter in the long run..

Step 1. SCAN the "ISSUE" column... for 'unexpressed' feelings like:

Discomfort - around requesting another rate increase
Annoyed - about the high margin
Resentment - around being 'taken advantage of'

Step 2. Press VIEW
Help - is just 15 minutes away

Interview

for some it's celebration.... but for many it brings about discomfort and anxiety around "Making a Mistake", "Not Being Good Enough", "Not being Important"

Step 1. SCAN the "ISSUE" column for feelings like:

Concern - about what to expect
Discomfort - about potentially being rejected
Guilty - about a thing you may have exaggerated a little
Overwhelmed - by the panel of interviewers before you
Annoyed - about the contract brief being so brief
Angry - about having to put yourself through this all the time

Step 2. Press VIEW
Help - is just 15 minutes away

Between Contracts

Caught "Between Contracts" in economic conditions like now fires off deep uncertainties...

A contractor once said she calculated that procrastinating while between contracts during 2008 COST her around $13,000

Step 1. SCAN the "ISSUE" column... for feelings ranging from from:

Concern - about your future
Discomfort - about potentially being overlooked
Annoyed - about the contract not being renewed when so inconvenient now
Angry - they extended some who were far less experience qualified than you

Step 2. Press VIEW
Help - is just 15 minutes away