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Leveraging your temping experience for a permanent career
How do you portray your temping background during your job search for permanent employment? How do you convey your temping experience in the resume and interviews?
It's important to deftly portray your temp experience, without conveying the impression of yourself as some one who can't hold down a long-term job. A few smart methods are below:
Explain your experience at client companies you worked for, rather than the temp staffing agency that hired you.
You should list the companies for whom you actually worked for, and also acknowledge the role of the temping agency's role in placing you. The important thing to note is that your small-duration temp jobs do not convey an image of you being a non-serious candidate.
List the temp assignments that you did.
Your temping assignment duration reveals a lot about your profile. It is important to show consistency of work, having worked for at least an year with a client.
Group multiple, short temp assignments if possible.
It helps if you give a consolidated view of your work experience, rather than listing all the small duration jobs.
It's not necessary to list all your temp jobs.
List only those temp jobs that are relevant to the position you're applying for. If you have enough experience, there is no need to list your temp jobs. List them only if they help you sell yourself, your skills, and your accomplishments.
Leverage your temp experience fully.
Focus on the depth and breadth of your experiences you have in your resume. It should give a well-rounded idea of your future capabilities.
Exploit your temping experience in interviews.
Ensure that you're completely positive about your temping experience. Make your broad and diverse background a selling point. Explain how temping developed your skills and personality, and therefore are well suited for permanent employment.
