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There are many ways to keep your skills moving forward and fresh even while
between contracts. I often keep writing freelance, using familiar tools and
screencasting (for sale) to keep everything moving.
Side note: I think a political discussion on these matters is valid! It's
our jobs that are becoming nomadic and these issues hit us directly. god
knows how many other topics on here are less relevant and still make it
through the filters.
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Dan <dangarza1 -at- comcast -dot- net> wrote:
> Do you guys think sitting between contracts kind of hurts your skills,
> since
> they are stagnating away until something else comes up.
> I with companies would train there doc staff when between projects or use
> them as analysts...
>
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