Executive Recruitment
Temping – the new Permanent?
It is undeniable that over the last twelve months we have seen a marked up turn in the number of ‘white collar’ workers being made redundant. The good news is - If you're ever in a transitional period in which you are not working in your career field (or you don't yet have enough experience to work in your desired career field) taking temporary employment might just be the best thing that ever happened to you.
For many, the prospect of temping hasn’t always been a pleasant one, but the good news is gone are the days when offices across the land would hear the phrase “Oh, him… he’s just a temp!” Things have changed and good temporary workers are nowadays more often highly valued than maligned.
So, let’s look at the positive points about a period of temping…
Temping gives you valuable experience to list on your CV while keeping the money coming in as you continue to seek permanent work in your career field.
For students, temping offers the added advantage of facilitating career
exploration and the same applies to ‘career-changers’. Anyone with any uncertainty at all about what career to move into can expect to find some answers in temping.
Best of all, temping is a terrific networking opportunity because you're working not just in one, but many companies. You rub elbows with all kinds of people who have the opportunity to see what a valuable employee you are. Indeed, some actively adopt a strategy to dazzle or at least meet as many key people in the client companies as possible including department heads, supervisors, executives, and others with influence.
The companies at which you temp not only offer the possibility that you will gain referrals in your career field, but they can be an end in themselves. Some recruitment agencies report that nearly 75 percent of people placed in such assignments are offered full-time jobs.
And don’t forget, for those requiring flexibility in their schedules, temping can be a godsend. In many temping situations, to some extent you can work only when you want to.
Temping in its basic form can offer a source of income to those out of work, but the next time someone mentions the possibility of entering the temporary labour market do not immediately recoil - for those who crave variety and enjoy new situations this may well be the way to go!
For more information please contact Nigel Brewster: T:01302 367444 E: nigel.brewster@sewellm.co.uk