Temporary Jobs Can Help a Career
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I have heard from many jobseekers, who—despite many years of work experience— are having difficulty finding full time employment. During economic down turns many companies cannot or are reluctant to hire full time employees. However, this doesn’t mean that there is work to be done. Consequently, many firms look for part-time, temporary or contract workers to handle the work that must get done to maintain operations.
Melanie Wanzek of CTW Features wrote an excellent article on why taking a temporary job might be a great opportunity for those who can’t find full time employment. Temporary jobs provide an opportunity to learn new skills, apply old skills to solve new problems or to gain experience in your profession.
For those of you who think that this may be right for you. Here are several questions you should ask a prospective employer when considering whether or not to accept a temporary or contract job opportunity.
- Who will my supervisor be?
- What hours will I be expected to work?
- Is there a dress code?
- What is the work environment like?
- Do temporary workers have their own workspace or is it shared?
- How are my benefits different or similar to full time employees?
- Is there more scheduling flexibility for temporary workers?
- Is there a possibility that this temporary opportunity might turn into full time employment?
Scientist who may be interested in contract work please check out a previous post that I wrote on this topic.
Until next time
Good Luck and Good Job Hunting!!!!
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With the price of gas and travel skyrocketing, many companies are cutting back on the number of face-to-face job interviews that they conduct. Instead, companies are resorting to alternate interviewing strategies that include multiple phone interviews, videoconferencing interviews and yes, even virtual interviews (check out Second Life) —how cool is that!!!! 
