Because I have a company website, I receive solicitations from time to time from overseas outsourcing companies, mostly from India and Russia.
One particularly assertive individual has emailed me several times, asking if I have an assignment which I’d consider throwing in his direction.
Out of curiosity, I started corresponding with him, starting with a few generic questions about the type of projects he’s worked on, and ending with a serious request for proposal.
The results were interesting.
I have no idea of the age of this gentleman, his professional experience, or even where he lives – he’s provided no company website or even an address, just a home office phone number.
Still, after getting basic information about his charges and receiving a sample functional spec, which was very well done, I decided to follow on with the following questions, which would be standard for hiring a technical contractor either here or overseas:
– Do you contract for projects less than a month?
– I