To any contractors looking for work right now whatever you do -Don't give up!
There is work out there. It's just increasingly hard to find it.
However, you have to give work every opportunity to find you. From my experience this is how to do it...
🔔 Show up! Every day go somewhere or log-in and do the basics
🔔 Contact past clients - not is a salesy way; just say hi and ask for referrals
🔔 Reach out to recruiters - stay on their radar! Drive them f@*king crazy
🔔 Sign up to the job boards
🔔 Refresh your CV & profile weekly on the job boards
🔔 Go networking - regularly
🔔 Attend events, conferences & exhibitions and make yourself known
🔔 Go crazy on LinkedIn - build your brand and post regularly
🔔 Actively look for leads & pitching opportunities
🔔 Follow-up those pitches - everyone wants the project so stand out
🔔 Chase every opportunity relentlessly
🔔 Sit at a desk for at least 3 hours every day, scouring the web & LinkedIn
🔔 Talk to people - practice your elevator pitch
🏃♀️ Go to the gym
🐕 Walk the dog (only if you have one)
🛌 Find time to breathe & pat yourself on the back
💉 Get medical check-ups / health check etc
🤟 Never be too hard on yourself
🌟 Do all of the above and never give up! 🌟
👎 It's soul destroying
👎 You will get knocked back - regularly
👍 You will build up a thicker skin
👎 You will hear NO NO NO NO NO
👍 Eventually you will get a YES!
👍 When that moment comes savour it!
🙌 Congratulate yourself
🙌 You are worth it and you will find work
It might take days, weeks or even months but the work will find you! - If you've done all the ground work and covered every single eventuality.
Contracting has NEVER been tougher in the 10 years since I started.
But believe in yourself and refuse to give in.
Good luck everyone - have a great week and if you need to chat with someone who knows how it feels to bang your head against a brick wall, but also knows what it's like to celebrate a win then feel free to reach out and I'd love to have a chat and see if I can help
Excellent tips!! Really useful