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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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

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

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

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.

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.

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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