temp work

Coming Soon: Good Times for Temp Workers

Posted November 11, 2009 - 08:09 by Philip Brewer

Career and Income

Temp Workers

During a recession is the worst time to be a temp -- whatever work companies have will go to employees, as a way to avoid having to lay them off. Another bad time is middle of a recovery -- things are going so well that managers figure it's safe to hire new permanent employees. Still, there are two good times to look for temp work, and we're coming up on one of them.

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Should you take a second job?

Posted October 30, 2008 - 15:58 by Andrea Dickson

Making Extra Cash, Career Building

When you're strapped for cash just before the holidays, it might behoove you to remember that right now is the busiest time of the year for big box retailers, and many of them are hiring for part-time holiday shifts. Get on board now with a holiday temp job and earn yourself some extra spending (or credit-card-paying-down) money.

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