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Is unemployment running out? Are your cash reserves getting low? Don't want to commit to a permanent position? Consider a temporary job to help pay the bills. Temporary agency positions are available in just about every career field and location. In many cases, you can apply online to the temp agency of your choice.
Temp Job Benefits
Temp jobs can give you experience in industries and careers you might not have otherwise thought of trying - without a long-term commitment. If you are not thrilled with the assignment or the employer, you can move on to your next position and start anew.
Flexible Work Options
Temporary employment also provides the opportunity to work when and where you want to work. Work only during school hours, take the summers off, or take a break to do something else with your life. Either way, if you are a temp it's your choice when you work - and where you work.
If your resume needs a boost, temporary jobs are an ideal way to add skills and experience to your resume, as well to gain experience in the workplace. According to the American Staffing Association more than 90% of staffing companies provide training to their temporary workers and 70% of temps say that they gained new skills during their assignment.
Temp to Perm
A temporary job can become a permanent position. 90% of all companies use temporary employees and 40% find permanent employment through their temporary placements each year. This means that even though temping may seem like a step down from permanent employment, it actually can be a step through the door at a company you are interested in working for and a way to get hired permanently.
Temp Job Applications
Applying for a temporary job is quick and easy. At many temporary job agencies, job seekers can register, submit a resume and search for jobs online.
If you choose temporary work, you will be in good company. Two million people per day are employed by staffing companies. Temporary jobs offer an opportunity to earn income, add skills to your resume while continuing your search for that “perfect position.” Your temp job can become your career - over 79% of temps work full-time.
Job Responsibilities
Temporary work has additional advantages versus working as a regular employee. Working temporary allows you to control your job responsibilities by specifying your desires to your recruiter. By working multiple assignments you can accelerate your skills, capabilities and knowledge resulting in possible wage increases with each new assignment versus a standard annual increase.
Job Security
Most individuals by now realize there is no “Permanent Employment”, no job has guaranteed security. Job security, in our economy, is based on an employee’s marketable skills, knowledge & experience; and temporary employment can increase your marketability. |
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Job satisfaction is reliant upon different factors for different people. In the first instance, it might appear as though establishing yourself within a company, forming close working relationships with colleagues and receiving promotional opportunities as part of your career progression are more readily achievable as a permanent employee. However, all of these things can be accomplished as a contractor, and your career progression could be hindered if such factors are preventing you from considering a move into contract work.
The decision to go contract can be a difficult one unless you have an adequate understanding of how it can work to your advantage, so it is important that you consider the potential benefits of this type of employment in order to avoid inadvertently closing the door to opportunities that could take your career to new levels. |
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