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    hi!

    i have worked with some IT firm for two years. now due to some home side problems i have a gap of about 1 year. i have two queries :-

    i)first can this gap cause some problem in getting job further???


    ii)second that if i do some java/j2ee projects on freelance basis for some time,say 1 year, will this experience as a freelancer get counted in my resume for getting job???

    i reside in India.

    thanks....


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    Default Re: freelancer experience

    1. Not necessarily
    2. Yes, as long as you're diligent in your work. If you're allowed, keep some "samples" from your freelance work and put those into your portfolio (or reference what you've done on your resume).

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    Default Re: freelancer experience

    Quote Originally Posted by helloworld922 View Post
    1. Not necessarily
    2. Yes, as long as you're diligent in your work. If you're allowed, keep some "samples" from your freelance work and put those into your portfolio (or reference what you've done on your resume).
    thanks...

    actually what i want to ask is that suppose i work as a freelancer for 1 more year then can i enter in some IT company at senior level assuming that min experience for that level is 2 years.

    what proof they will ask for my freelance work apart from project done???

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    It really depends on where you're applying. There are a lot of factors which go into the employer's decision to hire or not to hire someone and these aren't all from the minimum requirements sheet, and many times aren't even quantifiable.

    Again, depending on the employer they may or may not ask you for proof of your work on a particular project (as well as how much or what kind). You should at least be able to describe in some details what it was you did for some projects without violating any agreements you made during your freelance work.

    The only thing else I can think of they'd ask about your freelance work other than what you've done is contact info of those you did work for as references of what kind of a worker/person you are. While it would be nice to have, it's not something vital (I'd rather keep contact info of former co-workers at your last IT job and/or contact info of any professors/teachers/friends who'd be willing to be references for you).

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    Thanks helloworld922... very useful reply for me.

    can u please provide me some more guidance on:

    i) what kind of proof or what things one should keep with him as a proof of projects while doing freelancing projects to show them later in some interview etc.( or what u keep with urself, if u r doing freelancing )?

    ii) does payment mode also matters from the point of interview for a freelancer???

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    As I said, a description of what you worked on is generally all you'll need. However, you'll need to be careful not to violate any prior agreements you've made while working as a Freelancer (such as non-disclosure agreements). If they want anything more than this, they will ask for it specifically. For example, say I worked on a project which developed games for Android. I should be able to discuss with a potential employer what it was I did (program the GUI, do the artwork, program game logic, etc.). However, I shouldn't give them any information that would violate any prior agreements I've made (such as distributing the source code).

    I really doubt they'd even ask you how you were payed. They might ask you how much you were paid and how much time you spent, though.

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    helloworld922!

    may i ask u that whether u also do freelancing or own a company?

    do u know any person who was doing freelancing earlier and later joined some IT company??

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    No and no. However the company I was hired into was interested in the projects I've worked on not necessarily for the projects themselves because they were unrelated to their projects, but because I was able to demonstrate I was able to apply the knowledge I knew about CS/programming into real world applications and make stuff that works.

    I would imagine freelancing has a similar (if not same) effect as you get exposed to a wide variety of projects which will test what it is you know, how good you are at applying your knowledge, and how good you are at learning new stuff (a lot of my projects required me to learn about new methods and algorithms to solve problems, as well as come up with some innovative solutions of my own).

    I don't know of many people who've done freelancing work specifically, but I do know quite a few people who've done what I've done and worked on their own personal side projects.

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    the light,

    In industry there is alot of emphasis on the ability of a person to adapt to suroundings and produce quality code and work. As helloworld has stated, when you are presenting yourself to your new job you should be 100% positive about the work you ave done in the past. Providing a range of work which is all different from one another can be a good thing providing that you have demonstrated in that work that it is good quality and you have the ability to quikcly adapt.

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    does a person doing job on contract basis in some IT company is equivalent to employee on the payroll and whether he also avails Provident Fund facility and gets salary slips???

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    i would like to hire a java freelancer to make an android game, a very very simple wheel of fortune game that the question is based on DOTA game, music and sport
    payment is negotiable, anything just email me at jerry.fuzzlee@gmail.com

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