Contractors
- To email your CV, click here cvs@vector-uk.com
- Making the move from Permanent to Contracting
- Setting up your own Limited Company
- Employment Agency Regulations and IR35
- Vector’s guide to being a successful IT Contractor
- Getting the best from your CV
- Face to Face Interview Tips
- Telephone Interview Tips
- Post Interview & Vector Live
- IT Services - Example Organisational Chart
Resourcing & Account Management Team
Vector includes a Resourcing & Account Management team dedicated to working with contractors, set up by Vector Resourcing’s Wayne Starritt. If you are a contractor looking for work, this team is your first point of call.
The Resource team has two main functions:
- Resourcing function; providing more internal staff with specialised contractor knowledge for resourcing purposes to support our recruitment consultants in finding the very best contractors for our clients. This is in line with our unique non-advertising, referral based recruitment model.
- Account Management function; adding an extra layer to the service provided to our customers by assigning dedicated Account Managers to some of our largest clients, increasing our level of service to them.
The team has built quickly and continues to grow, specialising in working closely with the contractors on our database to secure them the most appropriate roles.
Wayne Starritt came to Vector Resourcing in 2005 having already worked in IT recruitment and graduating with an Honours Degree in Criminology and Psychology. He was a SAP and JD Edwards Recruitment Consultant, placing contractors with some of the largest PLCs in the UK and Europe.
Contact Wayne and the Resource team on: ws@vector-uk.com / 01892 771447
Benefits of Contracting
- IT Contracting is paid significantly higher, often 2-3 times more than permanent roles in the same field
- Increased flexibility, contractors are able to take extended or last minute holidays between projects
- Varied working environments with each assignment, providing constant motivation and valuable experience for your future career in a variety of working environments, cultures and styles
- Greater control over how you work and when; you decide which projects to be involved in
- Ability to work via a limited or umbrella company
- Opportunity to develop new skills or simply focus on your discipline
- Fixed term contracts, paid monthly
Advantages of Vector Resourcing
- We contact you with the most suitable placement opportunities from our extensive database of blue chip companies spanning a variety of key industry sectors
- We will format your CV to; ensure its of the highest professional standard; to maximise optimisation for database searches and electronically scanned CV’s, a method used by some companies to save time reading through each one, giving you the best chance of getting an interview.
- We only deal with the relevant industrial decision makers
- We use our invaluable knowledge and experience to ensure you get the best rate for your skills and current market trends
- We will effectively and proficiently manage your contract post placement
Health & Safety
What you need to know as a contractor:
Health & Safety Law
Use of Contractors: A Joint Responsibility
What you need to know if you use contractors:
Health & Safety Advice
Use of Contractors: A Joint Responsibility
