Temping Agencies in general Reviews

Introduction to Temping Agencies Temping agencies are companies looking to give you a temporary job it can last from one day to even some few months its all depends on the job. Many recruitment agencies offer temporary jobs but never expect good pay on them at all its usually around 5 pound plus something a hour for most of the ...  Read the complete review

 Recruitment Agencies  I have been working in Australia now for 5 months and have been moving around quite a lot so the best type of work to suit me was temping work. This as far as I can see can only be gotten through recruitment agencies unless you are very lucky to find something else. I am trained in ...  Read the complete review

Firstly I am an agency employee with a long term contract this time, however, I am considered a temp. I have also in the past worked as a temp. My experience has led me to believe that you should always be employed by the employer themselves unless you genuinely like temping, I don't like working for an agency on a long term contract, ...  Read the complete review

Temping. It's just one word, but means so much. What's the first thing that came to your mind when you saw that word? For a lot of people, I'm guessing it doesn't bring brilliant connotations - as a temp, you're moving around and there's a general lack of stability. As an employer, maybe you see temps as a waste of money. You pay them ...  Read the complete review

As a recent graduate electronic engineer with a couple of years experience. I found myself in the farming capital of England devoid of an Electronics industry to apply to and in need of some temporary work to fill a void before starting a possible graduate training scheme in London. Now as an electronic engineer I am used to working ...  Read the complete review

Why is it Temping agenices never call you?? You always have to pester them..? If you are lucky enough to be put forward for a job, they never tell you that the company isn't interested, let alone giving you some feedback so you can improve... As an electronics engineer I went to all the technical agencies as well as temping agencies and ...  Read the complete review

I?ve had a lot of experience of temping agencies in my time, not just because I?ve been a University Student twice, and agencies are perfect for student job seekers. I?ve also been made redundant three times in my working career, each time turning to agencies to help me find work fast, and they?ve invariably come through for ...  Read the complete review

I started a while ago for a quite modern temping agency ? Russell Recruitment. I started in the branch based in Edinburgh. This I have found to be one of the best decisions of my recent months, as I have gone through a few jobs. As a student I need work that is both well paid and extremely flexible ...  Read the complete review

Temping don't you just love it being the lowest of the low and having no job security. On the up there is only one interview to do with the agency then you can sit back and wait for them to bring on the work. Generl things about temping Temping is great when you need the money. With the right agency you can be in a job within a ...  Read the complete review

Some years back I registered with about 55 or so agencies. Not because I wanted to, but when you're desperately looking for work you apply for nearly every vacancy an agency advertises and they all insist that you "come in and register" so then you end up with a portfolio of agency business cards a fraction of which you ever find ...  Read the complete review

Firstly, I must apologise for the length of this op, but as well as being a review of temping, I hope that there's some useful, practical advice in here for anyone thinking of giving temping a go. On and off, I have been a temp for a total of about 2 years of my fairly short working career (less than 5 years.) Contrary to popular ...  Read the complete review

About 4 months ago I left university and hit the real world with a thud. I had no money (and a ludicrous level of debt) and no idea what I wanted to do with my life. As I had used temping agencies to find me part time and summer work whilst at university, it seemed natural to find work through one. Due to financial concerns I was forced ...  Read the complete review

Before you start reading this work, I would like to point out it was written few months ago. As I put it in my profile our situation has changed today. That is why I also put an update at the end. I never came round to publish this opinion before for the simple reason we moved out and for health matters but I finished it off and it looks slightly ...  Read the complete review

I have had several experiences with various agencies, such as Pertemps, Thorn Baker, Apex, and quite a few others. During the summer after my first year of uni, I registered with Pertemps' industrial branch and a couple of days later I was working as a receptionist there. This gave me some insight into the employer's side of agencies. ...  Read the complete review

I went out to Brussels in the Summer of 1998, looking for work, and didn't want to do a HORECA (Hotels Restaurants and Cafés) style summer job. I went to Avenue Louise Interim, where I was asked to do a typing test (Wordprocessing and Spreadsheets), and was interviewed in French and German (my chosen languages) as well as English. ...  Read the complete review

As a 2nd year Computer Science undergrate I, (in retrospect somewhat foolishly), thought it would be easy to get a summer job. Ok so it is easy if you will take ANYTHING. However, I had been employed with a number of different organisations from past holiday/part time jobs and wanted something specific to my degree course. Disillusioned is the ...  Read the complete review

As a recent graduate beginning to step foot in that big wide world of employment and a career, I would like to explain the uses of working for a temping agency. As a student I was able to get work during the summer, and now university is over I am able to work as and when I like, whilst giving myself time to apply for graduate jobs. ...  Read the complete review