Contract Employee's Newsletter

Volume 2, 2002


CENewsletter Archive

Volume 4
(2004)

Volume 3
(2003)

Volume 2
(2002)

September 01 , 2002

  • Featured Topic: How Ordinary Staffing Vendors Incorporate Illegal And Unethical Business Practices That Harm Both Contract Professionals And The Companies That Use Their Consulting Services
  • Kudos and Testimonials: What People Are Saying About The CEProject
  • Agency Madness: More And More Clients Are Direct Sourcing Their Contingent Workers
  • Ask Dungaree Dan: How To List An Incomplete Degree
  • Contract Employee's Glossary: Terminology For Contract Professionals
  • P.A.C.E. News: Press Release: Computer Crisis Threatens Processing of Business Data

August 01 , 2002

  • Featured Topic: Why Contingent Worker Recruiting Firms Are Obsolete and Unnecessary, If Not Completely Irrelevant
  • From The Trenches: Why Do Independent Contractors Need Business Insurance?
  • Ask Dungaree Dan: High Priced Resume Spammers; Oh My Gosh. I Have Gaps In My Resume!
  • Contract Employee's Glossary: Terminology For Contract Professionals

July 01 , 2002

  • Featured Topic: Where Did All Those Recruiting Firms Come From?
  • Kudos and Testimonials: What People Are Saying About The CEProject
  • From The Trenches: Tech Writer Shares Tips For Finding Direct Job Listings
  • Marketing Tips: The Highest Paying Job You Will Ever Have
  • Ask Dungaree Dan: Legal Rights If Contract Is Terminated For No Apparent Reason?
  • Contract Employee's Glossary: Terminology For Contract Professionals
  • Contract Employee's Workshop: Look For The New, Online CEWorkshop

The CENewsletter took a break in June.

May 15, 2002

  • Featured Topic: Please Don't Confuse Hyperskilled Contract Professionals With Deskilled Temporary Employees.
  • Marketing Tips: Create a Killer Three-minute Presentation
  • Survival Tactics: How To Work A Room: Secrets Of Effective Networking
  • Contract Employee's Glossary: Terminology For Contract Professionals
  • Contract Employee's Workshop: Look For The New, Online CEWorkshop

May 01, 2002

  • News and Views: P.A.C.E. Division Managers Are Invoicing More Lately
  • From The Trenches: Project Based Billing
  • Marketing Tips: Create a Killer Thirty-second Pitch
  • Ask Dungaree Dan: Seek Advice of an Attorney for Abusive Noncompete Clause
  • Contract Employee's Glossary: Terminology For Contract Professionals
  • Strategic Alliances: Web-enabling COBOL Legacy Systems and COBOL Expo 2002
  • Contract Employee's Workshop: Look For The New, Online CEWorkshop

April 15, 2002

  • Featured Topic: Create a Compelling Summary of Experience
  • News and Views: Free Agent Events Spring 2002 Conference in Bellevue, WA, Saturday, May 11th.
  • Marketing Tips: Get Your Message Across With A Seven-Second Introduction
  • Agency Madness: Questions To Ask Third-party Recruiters
  • Ask Dungaree Dan: Special Things To Consider For A Contractor Over Age 65
  • Contract Employee's Glossary: Terminology For Contract Professionals

April 01, 2002

  • Contract Employee's Workshop: It's This Saturday at Concordia University, Irvine, CA
  • Featured Topic: Musings On The Subject Of Offshore Consulting Firms
  • News and Views: Contract Professional Magazine Finally Shows Its True Colors
  • Marketing Tips: Post Your Rates On Real Rates
  • Ask Dungaree Dan: Find Sample Independent Contractor Agreements On The Web
  • Contract Employee's Glossary: Terminology For Contract Professionals

March 15, 2002

  • Contract Employee's Workshop: Here It Comes To Concordia University, Irvine, CA
  • Featured Topic: Promote Yourself With An E-zine, E-book, or Discussion Group
  • News and Views: Good News! Employers Rebel Against Rising Job Board Fees
  • Kudos and Testimonials: What People Are Saying About The CEProject
  • From The Trenches: Contractor Stands His Ground To Get What He Is Worth
  • Marketing Tips: Establish A Local Presence On Remote Assignments
  • Contract Employee's Glossary: Terminology For Contract Professionals

March 01, 2002

  • News and Views: NAPSTRACK Legislative Quarterly Report
  • Marketing Tips: Use Press Releases To Solidify Your Image As A Vendor Of Consulting Services
  • Ask Dungaree Dan: HR Asks "What Is Your Expected Salary?"
  • Contract Employee's Glossary: Terminology For Contract Professionals
  • Strategic Alliances: COBOL Veterans, Legacy Reserves, Micro Focus, and P.A.C.E.
  • Contract Employee's Workshop: Concordia University, Irvine, CA

February 15, 2002

  • News and Views: Perversity, Pandering, Profiteering, and PEOs
  • From The Trenches: Networking Works!
  • Marketing Tips: Let Me Know What You Need That I Can Help You With?
  • Ask Dungaree Dan: How Do I Convert A W-2 Pay Rate To A 1099 Billing Rate?
  • Contract Employee's Glossary: Terminology For Contract Professionals
  • Contract Employee's Workshop: Next Stop, Irvine, CA

February 01, 2002

  • Kudos and Testimonials: What People Are Saying About The CEProject
  • Business Basics: Ten Tips For Getting Hired As A Computer (or any other kind of) Consultant
  • Ask Dungaree Dan: "Client Cuts Rate To My Agency" Redux
  • Contract Employee's Glossary: Terminology For Contract Professionals
  • Contract Employee's Workshop: Next Stop, Irvine, CA

January 15, 2002

  • News and Views: IEEE-USA Salary Survey Reveals that Asian Americans in High Tech Have the Highest Incomes
  • Kudos and Testimonials: What People Are Saying About The CEProject
  • Marketing Tips: Search For Online Resumes To Locate Clients and Build Your Professional Network
  • Business Basics: New Individual(k) Retirment Plan For Owner-only Businesses
  • Ask Dungaree Dan: May I Add A Feature To An Existing Product That I Learned About In A Book?
  • Contract Employee's Glossary: Terminology For Contract Professionals
  • Contract Employee's Workshop: Next Stop, Irvine, CA

January 01, 2002

  • Featured Topic: Agencies With Mediocre Benefits Expose Clients To Great Risk
  • News and Views: Oops. IEEE Gets Burned By IRS In Reclassification Flap
  • Ask Dungaree Dan: Does My Client Of 20+ Years Owe Me Retirement Pay?
  • Contract Employee's Glossary: Terminology For Contract Professionals
  • Contract Employee's Workshop: P.A.C.E. Launches The Contract Employee's Workshop In Silicon Valley

Volume 1
(2001)

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