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Transitioning between freelancing and a corporate environment

Transitioning between freelancing and a corporate environment

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Transitioning between freelancing and a corporate environment

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Jeff Layton: Do you have any advice for someone who's moving from freelancing into a corporate environment? Valerie Sutton: Yes, you really have to look for the cultural fit. You're making a pretty big change here, and there's lot of benefits to go into the corporate environment-- the steady healthcare and retirement and the regular paycheck and all of the technology support that you get around that type of a position--but you also want to make sure that you fit with the people. And so because you're going to be working with them every day, and you're not going to have necessarily that freedom that you had as a freelancer. So I think it's really important to understand that fit before you apply to a company. Jeff: What about vice versa? Do you have any advice from someone who's accustomed to working in a corporate environment and now they want to freelance? Valerie: You should prepare well. I think you have to think about, a lot of people that want to go to that freelance work, it's…

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