I have recently interviewed with a temp agency and I wasn't totally comfortably with how fast I was moved through their system. Anyone know if this is typical. Are they always in such a hurry to have you sign papers, take tests and in general "sign up"?
2006-07-23 16:36:31 · 6 answers · asked by Heidi B 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Totally depends on the agency, some just push paper and people, versus actually caring about you. Either way, you can always quit and go to another agency. So, if you're not comfortable, move on.
2006-07-23 16:41:23 · answer #1 · answered by DIE HAPPY 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When i worked for Sunny Side Temp Agency in Denver, CO, they treated me so great! I loved it. I was assigned to one place for 2 weeks doing some filing, and I got it done in 4 days, so they let me have the last day off that week with pay, and then the next week they extended my assignment, and I asked the agency for a raise, and they gave me 2 dollars an hour more!
Then after 3 months, I was reassigned to a bank, and taht was a 2 week assignment that ended up to be 3 months also! And now I don't want to work for the temp agency any more because I'm self employed now, but they still call me asking me to work their assignments now and then. They didn't treat all their employees like me, though. I'm a damn good employee, so they treated me very nicely. I actually like that they treat the good employees better than the bad employees, who get less assignments, worse assignments, less pay, less often.
So, anyway, that was my personal experience with the only temp agency that I ever worked for. It was a fantastic experience, and I'd go back in a heart beat if I needed some extra cash. But that's just me, and that's just Sunny Side. I'm sure there are good companies and bad companies. You know how it is.
Regarding the "try out" clause mentioned above, I'm sure that some agencies have a clause prohibiting a company from hiring their temp as a full time employee. Sunny Side and all of the other temp agencys with which I am familiar will allow a company to hire the temp on as a full time employee, but only after a certain period of temp work(like 3 months or so), and then the company can pay the temp agency a "finder's fee" for the temp, sort of adopting the temp into a full time position. This all, of course, is with the temp's permission. I was offered a full time position, but I liked being a temp!
2006-07-24 00:15:03 · answer #2 · answered by Brianman3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of good answers ahead of mine, and they're valid answers too, but there's one thing that hasn't been mentioned you should know about. The temp agency may have a contract clause in their agreement with an employer that prohibits the employer from offering you a full time position. This is to protect the agency from bearing the costs of training and recruitment that would normally be absorbed by the employer. Sometimes employers use temps as a method to "try out" temps until they find the best person to fill a full time position.
2006-07-23 23:59:07 · answer #3 · answered by tee_nong_noy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reason why temp agencies move fast is because they have a number of temporaries that they can place at job sites.
They just want to check your qualifications and experiences to place your information in their system's database and when they receive a call from a customer, if your criteria/skills match, then they'll send you to that job site.
Temp agencies employee lots of people and only have to pay these folks when they are sent to job site - usually holidays and benefits are not paid/available.
You should apply at more than one temp agency to ensure you will always have employment - if that's what you are looking for. Some job sites that you do go to may be looking for a full-time employee...
2006-07-23 23:47:30 · answer #4 · answered by NyceGyrl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are thousands of temp agencies. They all work differently. You are not an employee of the temp agency, you are a contract worker, no benefits, no sick, or vacatation, days, etc.
The temp agency sends you to one of their clients, to work for a scheduled period of time. You also, are not the employee of their client.
2006-07-23 23:42:45 · answer #5 · answered by pawsandpets 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They treat you like a piece of rental equipment. Basically that's what you are to them. They rent you out to companies that don't want a full time employ. They use you until they no longer need you then send you back to the temp agent.
2006-07-23 23:40:41 · answer #6 · answered by DC 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋