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Additional resources about temporary employment:
- Occupations With the Most Job Openings from About.com
- Tomorrow's Jobs from the U.S. Dept. of Labor
- Temporary Job Placement from Salary.com
- Manpower Inc.
- JobHuntersBible.com
"It's very stressful when you don't have work. And, you know, it's just ... going on interviews and trying to find where your next source of income is going to come. So a permanent job would definitely be the ultimate goal," said Facio.
Olivia's ultimate goal is to be hired permanently, which her boss says just might happen.
"We wanted to see if we could get someone on a temporary basis and turn out to see if they would be a permanent employee. Because if their sales are doing good, we want to keep them," said employer John Wagner.
Melanie Holmes is a vice president with Manpower, an employment services company that specializes in temporary workers. She says in this tough marketplace, temporary employment makes sense.
"We offer free training to all of our temporary employees. So we give them the opportunity to enhance their skills through training to make them more marketable," said Holmes. "In addition, when people get experience on the job, they're going to be able to earn more and get a better job the next time."
With this economy, unemployed workers are finding it takes longer to nail down a job. Temporary work means there will at least be a regular paycheck.
"Yeah, I get a check every week. So it works out good. They give me direct deposit also. And we have benefits," said Facio.
As Facio said, you are able to get benefits while working a temporary job.
"We offer paid vacation, we offer medical and we're pretty unique in the temporary help space in offering benefits to our temporary employees," said Holmes.
Some temporary employment firms, like Manpower, offer free training to help with resume writing, interviewing and new skills.
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