AllOnce you have been offered a contract role what type of reference checks do you go through and what type of documents do you need?This is specifically for financial services

I believe the "rubber glove" check is mandatory in most sectors now.I mean, really! What a question! It probably just depends on the employer and/or contains the usual stuff like a DBS check. Are you trying to cover something up? (fine if you are.. just give us a clue and we might be able to help you)

Two parts to this really....1) Reference checks. A CRB check, usually Disclosure Scotland as it's faster. For existing contractors they'll want confirmation from previous agencies of your start and end dates for the last five years. For your first contract they may want similar but for perm employment. They will probably also ask for two personal references from people of "professional" standing I.e. Not just a neighbour or mate.2) docs. Limited company certificate of incorporation, VAT registration certificate, certificate of public and personal liability insurance.you'll also need a business banking account if you plan on getting paid.:-) you will also need a passport to prove your eligibility to work in the UKIn order to complete the CRB ( you do this online with a ref number your agency will give you) you will need to have employment and residence details going back five years.Have you won a contract yet? If you do not have any of the above, there is no need to get them until you get your first contract. They can all be procured in 48 hours, mainly online, fir a total cost of a few hundred pounds. For the insurance I suggest Hiscox. Very credible, decent rates and crucially monthly payment, so you won't start contracting life with a whopping £600 one off fee - just a 50 quid Dire r debit.Almost all fin secs companies will use big agencies who will all have an "on boarding" or "compliance" person who will explain all this to you and coordinate the references and CRB.Been contracting into banks for 7 years now. This is standard at all of them

Thanks Mr CoolI thought they might require some certificates from school and university. If so I would need to find themI'm perm but have just been offered a contract so need to know what they need. I've got nothing to hide but just need to have all the docs in place

Sounds onerous for what is, in effect, a VAT registered supplier. It is reassuring however that our banks however are so careful and diligent. Not at all reckless with our money.

Coolio is spot on. Even with the Hiscox point, thats who I am also with.One minor update from me:When I was a full timer hiring contractors into my projects & programmes, I was totally and utterly gobsmacked / flabbergasted by the amount of times that an innocent looking full timer going for his first contract role would fail our stringent checks as described by Coolio if they got offered the role by us.Hence please, PLEASE do a credit check on yourself (very easy and cheap to do with various suppliers such as Experian) before you think of going anywhere near a resignation letter.It got to the stage that if I had high performing full timers who came for a contracting interview, at the end I would stress the point in relation to our stringent credit checks and that no exceptions are made etc. I wanted to throttle a couple of them who showed so much promise but then couldn't join because of failing their checks.If you work in Financial Services, then there's no excuse - you are expected to be able to manage your own money. If you can't, stay permie as you won't pass contractor checks with a bad credit rating or a CCJ etcAnyway, I think Coolio finished Uni at 17 and was a millionaire by 21, hence bad credit ratings haven't been an issue for him.

Ah! Excellent point. All fin svcs clients will require a credit check. We've just had to turn down a very capable PMO when it transpired he had a CCJ.Also some (but not all) banks will ask to see certificates such as degrees.Sadly being a millionaire at 21 is not what it's cracked up to be...

Looks like someone did a "George Best / Gazza" in their younger years and is now having to work till they retire...Hiccup

An expression of non-boolean typeI didn't want to start a new thread as the points are somewhat similar. Even if i didn't find a direct answer.I currently work as a Manager in a big 4. A few friends have jumped onto the contracting wagon (times are good for contractors i know) and are loving life. I speculatively went to an interview at an IB and have been offered a good day rate, on a 2y (6m rolling) contract.I just don't know if i should take the jump....I have a good career, apparently. I won't lie, I'm scared.I know (most of) the pro's and con's, and know its my mind to be made up. But any advice people from both sides can give would be great. AKA, - How much do you poop your pants every time you approach a new contract/extension.- Is it really possible to jump back into perm?- Is the career progression you miss out on worth missing out on?- How likely is it you get cancelled? (aka how bad do you have to be).Have to let them know by 9am tomorrow. Advice appreciated