{"id":7395,"date":"2019-08-05T02:32:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T02:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millerleith.ap.applyflow.com\/?p=7395"},"modified":"2023-02-20T11:11:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T00:11:59","slug":"3-key-benefits-to-being-a-contractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/3-key-benefits-to-being-a-contractor\/","title":{"rendered":"3 key benefits to being a contractor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Becoming a contractor can sound scary right?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well it doesn\u2019t have to be! Contracting is a great option for people breaking into the Australian market, graduates, returning from maternity leave, coming back from a career break, or simply someone who is between jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 3 key reasons why becoming a contractor can benefit you and your career:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Try before you buy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As many of you know, not all opportunities are what they are promoted to be. Working in recruitment, I have had my fair share of candidates come to me seeking a new role because of this exact reason. This is why contracting can be a great option.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst not every temporary or contracting role has the potential to transition into a permanent position, many of them do. If this is the case, you have the ability to suss out the following before committing long term:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The culture of the organisation<\/li>\n<li>The companies values and principles<\/li>\n<li>The hiring managers style and if you work well together<\/li>\n<li>The scope of the role and expectations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is becoming an increasingly popular reason why people are choosing contracting over permanent roles as you can only get burnt so many times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Learn and develop new skills<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Completing short, medium and longer-term assignments in different businesses exposes you to new methods and ways of working. It can also teach you a variety of new technical and soft skills which will help you build your resume to secure that dream permanent role in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some examples of what technical and soft skills you can learn through contract roles:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Technical Skills<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New systems and software you have not used before<\/li>\n<li>New applications within systems you have been exposed to<\/li>\n<li>New business processes<\/li>\n<li>New functions within a wider scoped role<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Soft Skills<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop a flexible communication style by liaising with a variety of new internal and external stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>New problem-solving skills<\/li>\n<li>Becoming a fast learner and ability to hit the ground running<\/li>\n<li>Adapt to different types of working environments<\/li>\n<li>Build up your resilience and self-motivation<\/li>\n<li>Build up your confidence by successfully completing contracting assignments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Break into new industries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When hiring, companies can be extremely particular about the need for identical industry experience. However, this isn\u2019t always the case in contracting. I have found companies looking to hire a contractor are a lot more flexible providing their skills are transferable.<\/p>\n<p>Having the ability to test out different industries can help you make a more informed decision on where you want to take your career long term, or can simply give you more options when applying for roles online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does becoming a contractor still sound scary?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully not! Whilst contracting is not for everyone it does have some great benefits if you find yourself in the immediately available market.<\/p>\n<p>As contracting processes move extremely quickly, I am constantly engaging with immediately available candidates for future opportunities. If you are open to contracting and would like to have a discussion please feel free to contact me on\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:laura@millerleith.com.au\">laura@millerleith.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At Miller Leith we also have our Melbourne and Sydney permanent divisions with specialist consultants who are always willing to work with a variety of candidates relevant to the specific industries and professions we recruit for.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to keep an eye on our website \u2013 www.millerleith.com.au and our LinkedIn page \u2013 www.linkedin.com\/company\/miller-leith\/ for any upcoming job opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-597 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-200x300.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 300w, (max-width: 575px) 600w, (max-width: 768px) 800w, (max-width: 991px) 1000w, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-550x825.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-284x425.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-700x1049.jpg 700w\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-550x825.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-284x425.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-700x1049.jpg 700w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 300w, (max-width: 575px) 600w, (max-width: 768px) 800w, (max-width: 991px) 1000w, 100vw\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MILLER-LEITH-4-200x300.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Becoming a contractor can sound scary right? Well it doesn\u2019t have to be! Contracting is a great option for people breaking into the Australian market, graduates, returning from maternity leave, coming back from a career break, or simply someone who is between jobs. Here are 3 key reasons why becoming a contractor can benefit you &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/3-key-benefits-to-being-a-contractor\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">3 key benefits to being a contractor<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-contracting"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7395"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8647,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7395\/revisions\/8647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/7398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerleith.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}