Re: Contracting

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

If you're an independent 1099-type writer with a solid technical background,
the contracting market has been fairly decent all through the recent economic
slump, though the rates have naturally fallen from what they were at the height
of the boom.  W2 temp writer positions have been coming up of late, as many
companies need some writing done but are still not hiring direct, and the rates
for those can range anywhere from decent down to absurdly low.  Unfortunately,
most of the recruiter/agencies carrying W2 work seem to me to tend toward the
latter.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amico Italiano" <tgr -at- lanminds -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 8:50 AM
Subject: Contracting


> 
> Can anyone tell me how the contracting market is going these days in the 
> San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley? I am interested in returning to 
> contracting after three years in a full-time job. Also, I ask again if 
> anyone can refer me to some good Bay Area recruiters who specialize in 
> contracting work for technical writers. Thanks.



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