Benefits Of Temp Work Washington DC

Summary

• Temp work is short-term work that employers need done.
• Earn money and on-the-job experience.
• Possibly get your foot in the door to a company you like.

Maybe you're about to graduate into the real world with little or no work experience. Or maybe you're feeling clueless about what career you should pursue or what type of organization you should work for. Or perhaps you just plain need to earn some money to pay for school, rent and food.

Whatever your particular circumstances, temping -- doing short-term work assignments for a temporary staffing agency that matches willing workers with employers that need work done -- can probably help you as a college student or recent college graduate. Why? Because temping, while not the perfect solution to all of your problems, does offer a considerable number of potential benefits where your career is concerned. If you work as a temp, whether for a few days, a few weeks or even a few months or years, you will:

• Gain practical work experience, either in your chosen industry or a different field.
• Make some money -- more than $10 an hour on average, according to the American Staffing Association, an industry trade group -- and often, receive basic benefits like health insurance as well.
• See your chosen field, or a different one, from the inside instead of simply reading about it in a book or talking to someone about it.
• Get a glimpse of different companies and organizations and see firsthand how they function.
• Meet people who will actually get to know you and evaluate your work performance, just in case a full-time, permanent position opens up in the company you're working for. Some 72 percent of temps are offered permanent positions with the companies they temp for, the ASA reports.
• Learn new skills on the job as 70 percent of temps do, according to the ASA.
• Receive formal training in new skill areas as 90 percent of temps do, the ASA says.
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