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After having someone else dictate when and where you work the thought of fitting a job into your own schedule sounds like a dream right?  You can make this your reality by working as a professional contractor.

New Zealand is currently in the hold of a tightening skills shortage spanning numerous professional sectors.  This means businesses are having to create flexible working arrangements to overcome barriers in attracting talent.  As a professional this situation plays to your advantage and gives you a great opportunity to live the contracting lifestyle!

While businesses have been attempting to develop work/life balance polices for permanent staff, the reality is these still do not give employees control over their lifestyle as contracting does.   According to the Hudson Work/life balance report, even though New Zealand and Australian businesses have been working to develop work/life balance polices these are not yet being widely utilized by employees.  The low uptake of these relate to the ‘organizational work/life culture’ of individual organizations which effects people’s ability to use these policies.  For example, a person could be entitled to 6 weeks of leave per year under a work/life balance policy, however if they had too many on-going responsibilities and a heavy workload they could not utilize this ‘perk’.

By working as a Crackerjacks contractor you can manage your availability by using the calendar found on your profile page (once logged on).  This allows you to determine when you are available to work and when you want time to yourself.  We are giving you the control to manage your pipeline of work, make more money and increase your knowledge and experience through the feedback ratings you receive.

And with summer just around the corner there has never been a better time to master that all important work/life balance.  Refuse to be chained down by a nine to five job.  Opt for flexibility and enjoy the contracting lifestyle.