A permanent role is often the goal of many people on the job hunt. However, things don’t always go the way we plan. You might even find yourself in consecutive temporary roles. Temporary workers and contractors are now an integral part of an organisation’s workforce strategy.
ADVANTAGE 1: BUILD YOUR NETWORK
During each assignment you’ll meet new professionals in your field. This allows you to build your professional network, which is invaluable when seeking future roles. Working consecutive temporary jobs provides many opportunities to practice your networking. These people, you would not have met elsewhere. can connect you to suitable future roles!
ADVANTAGE 2: EXPAND YOUR SKILLSET
A new role is always a chance to broaden your horizons. You can gain new skills and hone the ones you already have. Temporary assignments or contract roles offer you a broad depth of opportunities, experience, and skills development. You can accept assignments that will broaden your expertise, expose you to new industries and diversify your skills and experience. All of this contributes to making you a more attractive, experienced, and employable candidate, even for higher calibre roles you might not have previously considered for yourself.
ADVANTAGE 3: FLEXIBLE HIRING REQUIREMENTS
Many companies are bouncing back from the pandemic or fighting The Great Resignation! Organisations realise how important it is to be flexible with their employees working arrangements enabling them to go either fully remote or remain hybrid friendly. You can also select assignments that suit your schedule, ultimately allowing you control over your work/life balance. Depending on the role, some temporary positions allow you to come in at a higher rate than a permanent hire. Keep in mind you might receive fewer benefits, but it depends on what your needs are at the time. Some positions might even offer weekly pay. Most importantly, temporary roles provide you with a steady income while you continue to look for the role of your dreams. Talk to Iconic Recruit today who can advise on current market rates for specific roles.
ADVANTAGE 4: KICKSTART YOUR CAREER OR CHANGE YOUR CAREER PATH
Temporary jobs open the doors to many opportunities. Getting involved at a company you admire is one of them. You might start in a different role than you want but getting a feel for the company can help you climb the ladder to that dream role. Finding out what you like and don’t like about a job is another perk of working temporary positions. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have realised that life is too short. Many people are seizing this opportunity to make the significant career changes they’ve been putting off, to follow their ‘real” passions.
ADVANTAGE 5: OPENS DOORS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AND EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF ORGANISATIONS
No matter what role you take on, showing up every day and proving you are an asset to the company builds an added layer of trust as an employee. Almost all employers use temporary workers or contractors in some capacity these days. The reasons for this include to cover periods of annual leave, workload peaks or to deliver specific projects.
Iconic recruit has preferred supplier agreements in place with many organisations offering you good exposure to build up your experience.
CONCLUSION
Be adaptable to change no matter where you are in your job search. Otherwise, you might become stagnant and burnt out in a career you don’t like. There are many opportunities for you to land your dream career, temporary jobs being one of the best places to start.
Set short-term goals for yourself to help you achieve your long-term goals!
BENEFITS OF HIRING TEMPS (CLIENT’S PERSPECTIVE)
Temps allow you to respond to market needs and demands, as they happen. Temps fill an urgent need for a short period of time such as a maternity or paternity leave contract or extra hands over a busy holiday period/new big project. They are often used to working in different locations, for different personalities, for varied periods of time. Also, hiring a contractor gives you the option of evaluating whether you have a long-term job requirement in a function or a great way you can ‘try before you buy’ and test someone out prior to offering them a permanent position.
The process for hiring temporary employees is traditionally a lot quicker. This is both because you should be hiring for technical skills to deliver something specific rather than long-term cultural fit. Who knows, they might end up being the perfect fit and become a permanent employee
