IT Contractor earnings skyrocket by going direct

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Catherine Wall in Recruitment

We recently conducted a survey of the hundreds of IT contractors that have been hired via the RoleConnect private beta.  The results were music to our ears. 37% was the average increase in earnings 43.5% got better contracts 24% were relieved at not having to deal with recruitment agents We were confident that our IT [...]

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IT Employment – What is the real story with all those unfilled IT jobs?

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Kieran in Recruitment

While there may not be any such thing as a truly “recession-proof” job, it would seem from various media reports that there are numerous unfilled IT jobs going in these harsh economic times. Jobs in IT, in particular, are going aplenty in the US, Ireland and the UK which could be filled except for one [...]

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IT Contracting vs Permanent Employment. What are the benefits?

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Catherine Wall in Recruitment

Freedom, self-reliance, intense learning, expanded network and wider experience. These are just some of the benefits IT contractors cited for going freelance over permanent IT jobs. I chatted to a number of IT contractors based in Ireland and the UK on their reasons for contracting and well it’s obvious to me that IT contractors are [...]

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How NOT to recruit an independent IT Contractor (Exhibit B)

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Kieran in Recruitment

It wasn’t really our intention to turn my last post ( How NOT to recruit an independent IT Contractor ) into a mini-series. However, what can you do, the spam just keeps appearing in my inbox and it seems only fair to share it with everyone. The email below, which arrived about a week ago, [...]

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How NOT to recruit an independent IT Contractor

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Kieran in Recruitment

Since starting RoleConnect, where we help companies connect directly with contractors and freelancers, we’ve heard a lot of horror stories about dealing with recruiting agencies and job boards. I’ve personally sat at both ends of those recruiter phone calls. I worked as a contract software developer for many years. More recently, I was the development [...]

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An Alternative to IT Jobs boards

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Admin in Recruitment

At RoleConnect we’re busy turning the recruitment process on its head.  We believe that companies should be able to connect with IT contractors directly.  We also believe that employers know what skills they require and need a tool to assist them finding the right people. Our experience has proven that contractors are interested in showcasing their [...]

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