To enjoy a successful experience on your contract there are a number of things you’ll need to consider, from making the right first impression to documenting your work and managing your admin properly. These five tips will help you to make the right impact in your IT contracting opportunities. To search and apply for IT contracting opportunities visit your local Hays website: https://www.haysplc.com/global-recruitment/employee-services

1. 5 WAYS TO ENSURE THE
SUCCESS OF YOUR IT
CONTRACT
To enjoy a successful experience on
your contract there are a number of
things you’ll need to consider, from
making the right first impression to
documenting your work and managing
your admin properly.
These five tips will help you to make
the right impact in your IT contracting
opportunities.
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2. Be sure of your start date, the
address of the office and what time
you need to be there.
You should also have a good
understanding of your working
environment e.g. what’s the
company’s dress code policy?
Call your contact person within the
organisation a week before you’re
due to start to confirm their
expectations.
1. GET THE FIRST DAY
BASICS RIGHT

3. You need to work hard to integrate
yourself into your new team. Try to
spend your induction week(s) in the
office so you can get to know people
personally.
After that come in to the office at least
once a month to re-connect with
people face-to-face.
This could make the difference when
the client decides whether to extend
your contract or looks to you again for
a future project.
2. BE VISIBLE

4. Make sure you listen properly to
your client to understand their
needs and how you can best meet
them.
Asking simple questions like “where
are you with your project at the
moment?” can be a good way to
open the communication channels.
If you have been brought in to turn
around a failing project, do
not condemn everything that went
before you as trash.
3. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
MATTERS

5. 4. ALWAYS BE DOCUMENTING
When starting with a new client you
need as much information as
possible on processes, templates
and databases.
This may not be offered up
automatically by your client but you’ll
need to have it to do your job
properly. Even if your client doesn’t
mention documentation to you – still
do it.
Clarifying expectations on
documentation before you start can
avoid any issues from the outset.

6. 5. KEEP ON TOP OF YOUR
TIMESHEET
“Who is going to sign?”, “how
often?”, “what does the timesheet
look like?” – These are all questions
you should be asking about your
timesheet.
Find out if and when the person
who’ll be signing your timesheet
has vacation time and who will fill-in
for them when they are away.
Make sure your client has all the
information they need from you to
ensure getting paid is a relatively
painless process.

7. ABOUT HAYS
Hays is a leading global
professional recruiting group, the
expert at recruiting qualified,
professional and skilled people
worldwide.
With over 9,214 staff operating from
252 offices in 33 countries across
20 specialism's, last year we placed
around 67,000 candidates into
permanent jobs, and around
220,000 people into temporary
assignments.
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