FAQs

A fixed-term contract (often referred to as FTC) is an employment contract that has a defined end date. Terms can vary from company to company, but employees on a FTC, will usually be paid on a PAYE salary basis and enjoy the full permanent benefits package offered by the employer.

FTCs can be extended or made permanent at any point and usually last between 3-12 months.

Notice periods during a fixed-term contract can vary, but they are usually in line with the company’s permanent employment terms.


There are two main reasons that a company would take someone on a fixed-term basis as opposed to permanent:

  1. Flexibility – The employer might want to have an extended probationary period, which the fixed term aspect would provide. After the initial contract term is up, they could review and decide whether to make the contract permanent, extend or let the employee go.
  2. Budgets – The employer may wish to take someone on a short-term basis to cover for a certain piece of work they need to complete. The end-date may be governed by certain funds being available or if a project deadline needs to be met.

A cover letter is a document to support your CV. 

A cover letter is a supporting document for your CV, typically acting as the front cover. Covering letters are a common request from potential employers and recruitment agencies during the submission of your CV. 

A cover letter should be specific towards the job you are applying for, outlining your thoughts on why you would be a good fit for the role.

Submitting your CV to Instinct gives you the opportunity and advantage to be contacted for highly relevant and competitive roles, depending on your availability.

If you work within, or are looking to transfer your skills to eLearning, Instinct are the UK’s leading specialist learning agency, both dedicated and equipped to steer your career in a progressive direction.

Around two to three pages. 

The average CV length is around two to three pages. There is no set rule for how long your CV needs to be, but keeping your CV concise and to the point will help hiring managers to digest your information quickly and efficiently. 

Keeping the CV relevant is vital. It is common to have a couple of different versions of a CV, tailored towards the industries that you're applying to.

If you're an experienced academic, you may have a long list of achievements that are necessary to the application. It would be fine to add these, even if the list pushes the CV beyond three pages. Alternatively, extra achievements and experiences could be added to a supporting document. 

Typically, it will take Instinct 48 hours to source candidate CV’s for Contract requirements, and one working week for Permanent requirements.

Instinct are learning recruitment specialists. We focus on placing learning professionals in their dream roles across the learning and digital learning world.

With a heavy emphasis on eLearning recruitment, we source, screen and provide the nation’s best professionals to satisfy all resourcing, covering both contract and permanent.

Typically, Instinct source candidate CV’s for Contract requirements in 24 Hours, and one working week for Permanent requirements.

Instinct are learning recruitment specialists. We focus on placing learning professionals in their dream roles across the learning and digital learning world.

With a heavy emphasis on eLearning recruitment, we source, screen and provide the nation’s best professionals to satisfy all resourcing, covering both contract and permanent.

Submitting your CV to Instinct gives you the opportunity and advantage to be contacted for highly relevant and competitive roles, depending on your availability.

If you work within, or are looking to transfer your skills to eLearning, Instinct are the UK’s leading specialist learning agency, both dedicated and equipped to steer your career in a progressive direction.

eLearning (electronic learning) or Digital Learning is the production and delivery of learning materials through digital resources.

eLearning is training, learning or education typically distributed via online, across the majority suite of electronic devices including desktop, tablets and smart phones.

Authoring tools are a variety of software that enable you to create and arrange different styles of structured course content.

The course can then be exported in several different forms of multimedia, the most common being SCORM format, which, is essentially a Zip folder capable of being uploaded to your chosen LMS (Learning Management System) to be opened via an internet browser by your recipient.

Some typical Authoring tools within L&D are:

  1. Articulate Storyline
  2. GOMO
  3. Moodle
  4. Elucidat
  5. Adobe Captivate
  6. Lectora
  7. Adapt

Job roles and titles within the L&D (Learning and Development) industry can vary.

Here are the standard roles you will see advertised: 

  1. eLearning Developer
  2. Learning Designer
  3. Learning Technologist
  4. Instructional Designer
  5. Learning Experience Developer
  6. Digital Learning Specialist
  7. Digital Learning Consultant
  8. LMS Consultant

An LMS (Learning Management System) is a software application used to deliver online, digital learning materials and training.

There are several types of LMS’s available in the market ranging from cloud-based to installation-based.

All you need to do is call Instinct. You will be put in contact with a member of our specialist contract team who, will take some details from you including where you’re calling from, the type of requirement you’re looking for and your budget.

Once we have your details and requirements, we will agree timescales to provide you with CV’s and arrange interviews with any contractors you’re interested in.

IR35 is a term used to describe two sets of tax legislation that are designed to combat tax avoidance by both workers, and the firms hiring them, who are supplying their services to clients via an intermediary (such as Limited company) but who would be an employee if the intermediary was not used.

Depending on the circumstances, contractors can be either inside or outside of IR35. Our specialists make it their prerogative to ensure you know exactly whether you fall inside or outside of IR35 before starting a contract.

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