I want to add that there is a growing supply of temps who get stuck with the "temp" title who with that alone are not considered perm material. I have both a college degree and juris doctorate -- and had worked as a perm (lit secy or lit paralegal) and the fixed labor market model is "2-4"years recent perm placement experience and the temporary agency is not considered that 'employer' -- with this women can get stuck in what is also characterized as a de-skilled job market. In litigation I noticed after the .com crash in the bay area and allegedly the "recovery' that temp work included alot of down time free to "surf the internet' and further that with attorneys "typing" their own papers on their computers, the perm and temp workers were paid, some times very high wages, (perm anyway) to perform very basic clerical functions which could be performed by a high school student. There is an invisible dissolution of the lit secy job today and would make for fascinating study as well as within the temp scene -- the temp agencies can also be brutal, dishonest, sleezy -- folks should guard against being associated with the wrong agency -- the employer looks at the agency as well as the temp.
Thanks.
Karen M. Fletcher
of CA
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Sep 09, 2008 22:43:52 PM
I'm in So. California and unfortunately I'm not seeing that many entry level temp jobs. I'm simply looking for file clerk or receptionist. Many ask that you be bi-lingual so I'm feeling anxious over not being able to find work. My husband is in the IT industry and between online job sites like Career.com and others he's filled out pages upon pages of applications in the hundreds plus, to recruiters listing jobs. The recruiters "might" call him or initiate contact via an *automated* response to which he responds immediately but these recruiters seldom call him back. Of the ones he's been able to get on the phone - only 2 seemed seriously interested in him, then ended up dropping the ball with no further explanation. This is almost feeling like a lesson in futility. We are about 2 months from going broke after 20 months of being unemployed (no benefits) save for a few contracts jobs. I have been trying to get an in home caregiver service business going and have ran nice advertisements, handed out my cards, formed a website etc and have not established one client. Only other caregivers looking for work themselves have called me off my ads. I'm now trying to get information on telecommuter jobs with legit companies so if anyone knows of a solid company that does this and I can work from my home in Calif please contact me. Also, at this point we are willing to re-locate to wherever the work is. g0lden0rb@yahoo.com The "0"'s in my email address are zero's. Thank you.
Gia
of CA
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Jul 21, 2008 21:11:46 PM
temp workers
This is just another reason why we need a comprehensive national heath care program.
Tom Sedor
of PA
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Jul 21, 2008 09:27:23 AM
A well-written explanatory statement about temp-work. Thanks for a good and timely article.
Karen M. Fletcher of CA @ Sep 09, 2008 22:43:52 PM
Gia of CA @ Jul 21, 2008 21:11:46 PM
Tom Sedor of PA @ Jul 21, 2008 09:27:23 AM
Ziggy of CA @ Jul 16, 2008 04:17:44 AM
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