In a couple of weeks I plan to enter into the IT world whole-heartedly — meaning, I’ve been a Marketing Manager for several years, with the main focus being on project development of internets, intranets, and extranets. I am currently in the process of getting my CIW certification and would like to work for a consulting firm on a Project Management team developing Internet/E-Commerce. I’ve been giving strong consideration working as an independent consultant on a project team with other independent consultants. However, my concern working independently is not getting those corporate benefits such as health insurance, etc., nor do I want to keep up the paper work necessary working for myself. Can anyone tell me names of such “pass-thru” agencies? I would also like to hear from anyone who is working for or has ever worked for such an agency and the pros and cons of doing so.
Also, I’ve been doing searches on consulting firms so I can prepare to send my resume out; however, withall of the current market changes going on in the dot.com world, how can I determine which firms really are the best? Due to the day-to-day market changes, even the lastest rating books seem to be outdated.
