Posted by Niche Recruitment
10th October 2023
Benefits of Temping
What if we told you there was a way you could bolster your CV, gain experience across a range of sectors and learn new skills to make you a top candidate for a wealth of roles?
What if it gave you options, flexibility and a weekly pay packet? What if it could also lead to attractive offers from employers?
You’d probably be tempted to try temping.
It’s an attractive prospect for many, yet temping is often overlooked as a career route. At Niche Recruitment we fully understand the value our temps bring to our long-standing clients, and with the job market in a state of flux, there’s never been a better time to consider temporary opportunities.
Let’s explore the benefits.
Bolster Your CV
Whether you’re a recent graduate, need to fill a gap between permanent employment or are looking for a direction on your career path, temping can help you get to where you want to be whilst packing your CV with a wealth of quality experience. It’s a clever way to upgrade your resume without switching ‘permanent’ jobs regularly, which can be a warning sign to employers who are looking for committed staff.
It goes without saying that gaining experience to boost your credentials is a positive when job seeking. Temping allows you to create a well-rounded CV in a shorter timeframe, without the long-term commitment to a permanent position. It gives you the opportunity to develop professionally, whilst exploring different industries and roles within them.
From admin and finance to marketing and operations, and everything in between, working across different teams provides a unique ability to turn your hand to a range of software’s, further developing your skillset and proving useful to future employers.
Temp To Perm
For some of our temps, it is the very nature of temping that appeals – it’s the new challenges, new contacts and new experiences that drives them.
For others, the prospect of full-time employment (having tested the water across a range of organisations) is the destination. Temping allows that flexibility for both clients and candidates to see if it’s the right fit without the long term commitment.
We’ve seen many of our temps being offered contract extensions or full-time positions, in fact 60% of our temps convert to permanent or fixed-term contracts. It’s a win-win situation; your value, hard work and team fit has been recognised and you’ve found a team and organisation that you’re proud to be a part of.
Whether you want to enjoy the new challenges and experiences temp life brings in the long-term, or you’re looking to try out a variety of roles across different sectors to find the one for you, we can help you get to where you want to be.
Pay, Rights And Notice Period
There is sometimes a misconception that temping doesn’t afford the same rights to the employee as permanent positions.
Temps are offered the same rights as permanent employees including holiday pay, statutory sick pay and pension schemes. Due to the nature of the contract, temps are paid weekly (one week in arrears) and therefore the notice period is also shorter (just one week).
The reassurance of having the same rights as permanent employees makes temping an even more attractive proposition. In a fast-changing world we’re seeing lots of people attracted to the world of temping for the variety of benefits it brings, reassured by having the same workers rights as any other employee.
If you’re looking to bolster your CV, if you’re unsure what your career path looks like and want to try different things, or if you just like new challenges and changes of scenery, temping could be the best option for you.
Contact us today for an informal chat to see if temping could be the answer you’ve been looking for.
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