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“The Pros and Cons of Taking Temp Work”

Filed under Job Hunting, Job Search Process
Posted by Libraries, September 07, 2006
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M.B. Owens, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 14, 2006
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/281096_tempjobs14.html

If you are between jobs and considering temporary employment, consider that while a temp job situation might not be ideal, it can be a good decision in the long term. The obvious benefit will be receiving a pay check, but also consider that if a position were to open up in that company, you would have a good chance of getting the job, since employers like to hire people whose performance they already know.

For more information on temping, including Boston-area agencies, visit our Career Resource e-Library at http://my.simmons.edu/library/collections/
career/transitions/related.shtml.

—Stephanie Miles