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The advantages and disadvantages of hiring contractors from a client's perspective.

How to ascertain demand for your skills and sell your strengths.

Official or not, your director role can have serious consequences, says solicitor Gary Cousins.

Your prospective hirer will very likely be bombarded with CVs for any given vacancy. We tell you how to make the best of your CV.

There are several key ways to find your first contract role. This section helps you on your way if you're new to IT contracting.

"It's not what you know, it's who you know" and other ways to keep off the bench.

Expenses aid for an IT contractor whose expectations about contract length are prone to change.

An overview of the different options available to you and advice on the best way forward.

Expert aid on the 24-month rule for an IT contractor going 'Ltd' to supply a previous employer.

Advisor helps an IT contractor seeking a grant from his dissolved company to pay his debts.

An umbrella company and a limited company each represent two of the most common business structures that contractors use. But, which one is the best option for you?

Once you have secured your first contract role, agreed a rate and a start date, a contract needs to be signed...

Congratulations! You've done the hard bit. We now need to consider IR35. Click here for our guide, together with details of how to get your contract expertly reviewed.

2001 saw with the introduction of the now famous IR35, more politely called the "Intermediaries legislation."

A brief overview of how these laws affect you as a contractor.