You can get information about city contracting opportunities through PASSPort on the Mayor's Office of Contract Services website. You can also view the Getting Started: An Introduction to Doing Business with the City of New York guide for some helpful information.
New York does not require most contractors to hold a license on the state level.
The most popular sites out there are Elance, Odesk, Freelancer. As Sarabjit mentioned, these are established online networks where contract work has been occurring for years - so there is a well-paved path to getting clients.
How to list contract work on your resume List an employer. Give yourself a standard job title. Add "contractor" or "consultant" at the end of your title. List the dates of your contract (month and year is fine). Add a short blurb describing the nature of your work.
New York is an “employment at will” state. This means without an employment contract employees can be terminated for any legal reason or no reason at all without notice. An employment contract will lay out specific reasons for termination that an employer must abide by which protects an employee's job.
Under the laws of the United States, there are no minimum requirements for an employment contract. Also, in most states, no written memorialisation of any terms is required. An employment relationship in the United States is presumed to be “at-will,” i.e., terminable by either party, with or without cause or notice.
New York does not require most contractors to hold a license on the state level.
In New York, employment contracts are legal and they're something many employers should consider using as part of their hiring process. They can protect you from liability and give employees guidance and a firm point of reference for how they need to conduct themselves when working for your company.
Who Needs an Employment Contract? Any employer, human resource manager, and recruitment officer should use an employment contract with new hires, recruits, and current employees who are changing job positions. An employment contract clarifies the expectations of and gives legal protection to both parties.
Ing to Boundy (2012), typically, a written contract will include: Date of agreement. Names of parties to the agreement. Preliminary clauses. Defined terms. Main contract clauses. Schedules/appendices and signature provisions (para. 5).