How To Prepare For A Contract Career in Cloud & IT Infrastructure

You’ve decided you want to move away from permanent roles and look at Cloud & IT Infrastructure contract jobs.

Fantastic, but where do you start?

Preparing yourself for a career in Cloud & IT Infrastructure contracting will help you to make the journey a little bit easier.

Our Contract Team Lead Lee Barham knows all about how you should prepare yourself for your new career path:

“I’m often asked how someone who has previously worked in a Cloud & IT Infrastructure permanent role could make the transition into the contract sector.

Research tells us that in addition to having solid experience in their field, successful contract workers must be self-motivated self-starters who have the ability to cope with an uncertain and unpredictable income stream.

They must be able to work alone while also possessing strong communication skills.

To enhance these skills, they must take advantage of opportunities to work on projects independently and collaborate with colleagues, partners and end-clients.

Many contractors may not be natural sales people but I don’t think it matters!

Typically, they don’t cold call or rely on advertising to get business.

Instead, they’re constantly expanding their personal network. This means they’re able to connect with potential clients through current ones and keeping their CV up to date with as much relevant information as applicable.

To be a successful Cloud & IT Infrastructure contract worker, you have to do such a good job that the people with whom you’d want to work hear about you through others.

In addition, you directly communicate with various people from different phases of your professional life and constantly seek and constantly seek new contacts.”