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What are the advantages?

Better pay

In today's buoyant market, temps are much in demand and many candidates find they can be paid more as temp than a permanent employee in the same position. Don't forget - as a temp, you are paid for every hour you work and not just a set salary; so the more you work the more you can earn.

Holiday pay

Since the introduction of the European legislation, the Working Time Directive, temporary staff are entitled to paid holiday - up to four weeks per year. Often your holiday pay will be incorporated into your hourly rate.

Increase your skills

Temping is excellent for broadening your skill set. Most temporary positions will introduce something new to your CV, whether this is a new skill, or expanding the experience you have already gained, you could discover a completely different area of strength.

Develop your commercial experience in different industries

Gain experience of working within different sectors e.g. IT or telecommunications.  Often, popular industry sectors require similar experience for permanent jobs; temps can get in by the back door.

Change of direction

Temporary work can be an opportunity to try a different job without any commitment. This means that you have a unique opportunity to try out different vocations that might interest you

Meet new people

Don't look at temping as being the odd one out in the office. Often it is a great way to make new friends and meet lots of different people, and in many offices you'll find you are not the only person temping. Many temps thrive on this aspect of the job.

Identify new opportunities

If you are looking for a new permanent position, temporary work could be a way in through the back door. If new vacancies arrive whilst you are temping in a particular company, you may find yourself in the best position to approach managers regarding them. You may even find you are approached regarding other permanent opportunities that you may not have considered or heard about. The job could be yours before the company even thinks about advertising it!

Flexibility

Temporary work gives you control over your working life. Assignments range from one day to over a year, with any length of time in-between. This means that if you want to work for six months and travel, or work in school term time and take the holidays off, you can.

Experience different company cultures

Temping allows you to experience a range of approaches to business problems. Company culture can vary from dress code, to the approach of the management, to the way the company works as a whole. Variety is the spice of life - temping can expose you to many different approaches to management and organisation which you can apply to your next position, or use to improve the way you work

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