In the UK today there are lots of temporary jobs still available.  Companies and organisations will always have a need for permanent staff, simply because there are times when they need extra staff to cover for times when staff are off on maternity or paternity cover, staff may be ill, or at holiday times. 

Some organisations even require staff just for busy times: so if your business is absolutely frantic at Christmas or Easter, then temporary staff will be taken on to get companies through these very difficult times.  So you shouldn’t assume that there are simply no jobs out there.

People are losing their jobs, but many, many people still have work.  And so there are admin jobs around, you may just have to look that little bit harder to ensure that you can secure a job that really suits your needs.

One of the best ways to get started is actually to register with a recruitment agency, so that you start to get a flavour of the type of jobs that are available.  The range of opportunities may be more limited, but you will probably find work without too much difficulty, if you sign up with a reputable agency that has some good recruitment consultants on board.  They can show you the vacancies they have and also advise on how you can secure a position.

On the whole, the UK media like to talk everything down and certainly media reports do make everyone think that there are no jobs to be had: but there area and all you have to do is to make sure that you are qualified, presentable and have a good attitude when you turn up to interview: so that you are the person who bags the job- not someone else!

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Temping is a great way of trying out different types of positions, meeting lots of new people and generally testing your toes in the ocean of employment. But some people dismiss it and say that if you temp for too long it will hold your career back and you will be viewed as someone who cannot keep down a permanent position. But do not listen to this kind of old-fashioned view. You are certainly worth more than that and you should be proud of temping. After all it demonstrates that you can work in different kinds of settings, that you are flexible and that you are adaptable to change. These are very valuable skills and should not be underestimated.

Instead what you need to do is to add these skills to your CV, actively demonstrate that you are flexible, that you embrace change (many an employer would love to hear this) and that you are very adaptable.
So make sure that you adapt your CV so that it really displays the wealth of skills that you have picked up.

You should also use temping as a means of boosting your career. Try to secure positions that have a little bit more responsibility each time that you make a change and get a new temping position. Then you can use the experience to demonstrate that you are constantly acquiring new skills and putting these into use. It may also be helpful to talk this through with someone at your recruitment agency and explain your tactics, so that they can help you to secure new positions that fit your criteria.

So by using temping as a way of improving your skill set, you really can prove that there is life after temping and that it can be a rewarding process!

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