Working for Temp Agencies
Many people do not fully understand the benefits of working for a temporary agency. That's because of the archaic archetypes associated with being a temporary employee or "temp" as they are more commonly referred to.
Let's start off by making sure you know the definition of a temporary worker and a what a temporary work agency is. A temporary work agency, also known as a temp agency; temporary staffing firm or employment agency finds and retains workers. This is done by posting ads on job boards most often that attract job seekers attention. The incumbent then goes to the agency "signs up" with the agency and becomes the "employee" of that agency. If their professional testing scores come back high enough then they'll be sent out on assignments at other companies, representing the agency.
These other companies, in need of short-term workers, contract with the temp agency to send temporary workers, or temps, on assignment to work for them at their company sites. The temp is not considered the employee of the outside company but simply "outsourced" labor charged with performing the duties that would normally be performed by a permanent employee.
Temporary employees are also used in work that has a cyclical nature that requires frequent adjustment of staffing levels. You see this with law firms, accounting agencies during tax season, and sometimes with seasonal workers that perform agricultural labor during harvesting season.
by I. Vitt Argent, producer of Career Talk with Dr. Ande CEO of The Successful Job Seeker Contributor to Help Me Find a Job Blog author of, The Temporary Employees' Handbook: A Guide to Success & The Successful Job Seeker