{"id":5213,"date":"2016-01-29T07:41:14","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T11:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=5213"},"modified":"2016-01-29T07:41:14","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T11:41:14","slug":"heres-why-being-a-contract-worker-isnt-so-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=5213","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s Why Being a Contract Worker Isn\u2019t So Bad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-excerpt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?attachment_id=3884\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3884\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?attachment_id=3884\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/images-4.jpeg?fit=74%2C62&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"74,62\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"images-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/images-4.jpeg?fit=74%2C62&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/images-4.jpeg?fit=74%2C62&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3884\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/images-4.jpeg?resize=74%2C62&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"images-4\" width=\"74\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a>Careers expert <a href=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\">Kerry Hannon <\/a>explains the advantages of freelancing and suggests how to find work.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of being a contract worker or a freelancer are plentiful, says author Kerry Hannon. You get to work on your skill set and keep current in the field you love. You can grow your network and the types of jobs you tackle may vary from company to company, keeping you engaged and fresh. You also get to decide which jobs you take and which to turn down. You get to set your own schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Want to get started as a contract worker? 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