I have been approached by a defense contractor who appeared to take interest in my resume, literally due to a 5 year contract opening for a computer support position the defense contractor had won. The discussion lasted 29 minutes with a newly fresh outlook of gainful employment in the I.T. industry after being laid off for close to 18 months from the telecommunications industry. Since then, my resume had been proactively rewritten, professionally tailored. A lot was said and spoken about inthose 29 minutes.
My current back ground is a four year degree, B.S.I.T in Networks & Telecommunications support with 4.5 years as help desk, I.T. Systems Analyst, database development consulting, and field service technician with some date gaps of unemployment.
The question that was imposed on me from the project manager that had personally called me was to ask me if I was interested in either Full Time Employment or Sub-Contracting. Per the project manager, he didn’t have a preference that he wanted me to choose; per his word’s, “You can go any where you decide.” Further more, he said the job entails the exact back ground you possess already, but wanted to confirm that I had earned my 4 year degree already, yes I did.
What do I need to know in regards to be a Sub-Contractor for that particular position? As a full time employee, I would get the employee package, but as a sub-contractor, what do I get? I fully believe I need to govern, protect my own assets as to understanding taxes to handle, medical, pension plans, and other insurances, but that adds up. If I choose sub-contracting, what do I look for in negotiations of a decent salary that will comfortably cover those things, but also be able to live comfortably too?