NPR: Temp. agencies- what gives?

belle204

My sister was telling me about her friend who was let go from her temp job about a month ago b/c she "didn't fit in." She was just going to stay home with her dd for a while and got a call for another (really good) job at a company she had interviewed for before. I go to temp places and get n.o.t.h.i.n.g. It always seems like I'm just wasting my time. But, then there are people like her who seem to always get placed through the agency. I don't get it. It's frustrating.

Zenya

How are your secretarial skills?  (typing, etc).

 

Have you had your resume reviewed by anyone?  I wonder if it could be imrproved.  Maybe that's the issue?

belle204

My typing skills are pretty good. That was a big part of my last job. I don't know what my wpm are now ... need to check that. I took calls so I have great phone etiquette and experience with routing calls, etc. It's been years -- prob. since breaks in college -- since I actually did strictly office work.

I'm sure my resume could be spruced up some. I try to keep diff. formats and restructure it based on diff. positions (functional v. chronological). I know a couple of people who work in HR so I think I'll run it by them.

femmegem

I'm not sure what the deal is, but that sucks. I got very lucky when I temped. The first time I got hired by the company I temped for, the second time was a long gig but I ended up quitting, and the third time was at my current company, which obviously hired me.

I hope you catch a break, and SOON!

REOM

Belle- I used to work in HR (briefly) but I will look over your resume if you want. Post your email if you want me to email you