Temporary Agencies:
Tools to Enrich & Advance Your Job Search!
Your Job Search Resource
Quick Cash
Temporary Agencies can serve as excellent job search resources. They can also put some cash in your pocket
quickly while you continue to look for other work.
Source of Local Business Information
Employment Agencies are knowledgeable about the businesses
in your particular area; they know who is hiring and what the work environment is like.
5 Job Search Tips for working with Temporary Agencies
1. Your appearance counts!
Make an appointment to meet with them in person. Faxing your resume is fine but remember,
they want to know who they are sending out to an employer as representing them.
2. Polish that resume!
Take a resume with you to the appointment that is updated, polished and focused on the type of job
you want.
Unsure what type of work you want?
Employment Agencies can be a great way to try out a certain type of job or a company to see if you like it.
They can also fill in gaps of employment on your resume or round out your resume with experience in a new
area.
Need some training to update your skills?
Some Agencies offer free training for their employees online so you can pick up skills that you need.
Manpower offers over 3,600 courses online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These courses cover a
wide range of subjects in many languages, and their training programs feature the latest information
for a variety of fields, written by experts, and is continually updated.
3. Focus Them!
Tell them specifically what type of job you are looking for and what distance you are willing to drive.
Be as specific as possible about what you are looking for. If you present well as a candidate,
they will aggressively try to place you and you must focus them.
4. Follow Up Weekly!
Call once a week to check in with them on your progress. They are dealing with many people, and you need
to continue to let them know you are interested and get your name in front of them.
5. Get Feedback!
After you have interviewed with a company they have set up for you, call them and ask for any feedback
they can give you on how you interviewed. They may be able to offer you suggestions on how to improve
your success rate.
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