D\u2019you know what? I\u2019ll be self-employed again! I am taking on interim jobs. Start-to-finish projects. Freedom and adventure. And earning a respectable crust, of course! <\/p>\n
Specialists in the profession indicated that with my background and experience, I could easily charge \u20ac200 per hour. So multiply that by 8, by 5, by 52. Wow! <\/p>\n
I quickly made my way to the Chamber of Commerce. With my certificate in hand, I smiled broadly for my first post on LinkedIn. The profile update caught on too. Congratulations and reactions poured in. Never before had I had so many profile visits! <\/p>\n
Just when I was about to get on my high horse, everything went quiet. Deathly silent\u2026 validated by the profile visitors\u2019 flatliner on LinkedIn. <\/p>\n
At one point I found a nice and suitable assignment. They requested a competitive rate. I summoned all my kindness and benevolence. Well OK, I pitched generously lower than my self-assessed market value. And guess what? Too expensive! <\/p>\n
Many slip-ups and lessons learned later, I finally scored my first job.<\/p>\n
I am part of the \u2018established order\u2019 by now. Now I use the knowledge I gained to enrich companies as well as professionals. <\/p>\n
Read my Tips & Tricks in my next post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
D\u2019you know what? I\u2019ll be self-employed again! I am taking on interim jobs. Start-to-finish projects. Freedom and adventure. And earning a respectable crust, of course! Specialists in the profession indicated … <\/p>\n