Ask HN: What sites do you use to find contract work?
What&#x27;s the context?
Which country are you in?
What are your skills?<p>If you&#x27;re in the UK...<p>I&#x27;ve been contracting about 3 years now and started it the simple (and probably dumb) way - stick a resume up on jobsite.co.uk, wait for agents to call. Lots will. Be nice to them on the phone but be firm about what rates and locations you&#x27;re willing to work. You&#x27;ll get lots of useless ones who haven&#x27;t even bothered to read it, but no matter, you&#x27;ll learn to filter them out pretty quickly. Remember the good ones. Rinse, repeat.<p>I&#x27;ve had two contracts now through reputation, which is quite nice, but getting contracts from previous workmates isn&#x27;t a panacea. One of them was the most boring thing I&#x27;ve ever done in my life (worse than shelf-stacking in a warehouse) and I quit after three weeks because I was literally unable to complete the work it was so dull. I told the client that I was poor value for money and a recent graduate would be a better choice. The other one was good though!<p>Also, make sure you&#x27;re prepared for some time off between contracts, it&#x27;s pretty much going to happen.