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I think that going through a temporary agency is totally fine.
So many companies go through agencies because they dont have time to do things themselves and its much easier to have someone else do it for them.
I got my college degree, but have never found anything in my field open around here. You need like 5 or more years experience and coming out of college I had none so I have no chance. Its been 3 years so I am over it already.
Anyways, I couldnt find jobs so I went to a temp agency. I did the temp to hire and got a great job I loved. I worked there for over a year. Recently, there were some cuts so a lot of jobs were lost and one was mine so I am now back on the job search.
I have applied at all temp agencies in the area to help me. Its more of a tool for you. They do screw you with money because at my old job we hired temps for the secretary job and she made 10 a hour and the agency got 16 a hour for her, but in the long run it can help you.
You are out there looking for jobs and they are too. They find jobs you may not ever know about and most places want to help you. They are getting money if they place you so they want to find you something great. Its great because you can quit when you find exactly what you want or you may find what you want through them. You get paid every week and have money while you are searching. Its better than sitting around is how i look at it and you arent going broke if you are temping while searching.
Dont let them put you in a job you dont want though. Know what you want or what you are looking for. I once went on a job because they talked me into it and it was horrible. I told them though I wouldnt stay so they found me something else, and they want as much money for you so dont take the low amount, tell them you want more.
Administrative Assistants make so much less than what they are worth. Im looking for something like that now. I have a degree but everyone wants to pay you 10 a hour or something. Keep looking. I applied for one this week for 17 a hour, most Ive seen for a Admin, but Im sure everyone applied to that one. I was a Office Manager but those are hard jobs to find so now Im looking for anything. Just keep on searching, youll find something.
Agree on the jobs taking forever too. If you apply to something on Careerbuilder it could take 2 months before they call you. At my last jobs we posted on careerbuilder for a job and we got 400 resumes in a week. It takes forever to swift through them and decide who is best to call in. It took me 3 weeks to go through all those resume to just decide who to call to talk to. If its a small office or just one person looking at resumes it takes a while. A lot of places like to have you submit them by fax or mail, it weeds out a lot of people who just email resumes and they get more interested canidates.
Good Luck on your search.
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