"Temping" a great way to earn extra income over the summer months

Vacation planning is well underway for most of us, as kids are getting out of school and the weather is finally warming up! The staffing industry is gearing up for a busy temporary vacation coverage season. The unemployment rate is sitting just above five percent which is quite low, so finding temporary vacation coverage for the summer is going to be much more difficult than what we’ve gotten used to. Thankfully, there is an influx of high school and college students looking for summer work.

Some job seekers may not realize the importance and benefits of working temporarily through a staffing agency, especially those who have never considered it. “Temping” is a way of life for many people, and for employers, having temporary staff available on the market, helps to fill a very important employment gap. Some people need work for shorter terms, perhaps around family lives, education, or to keep working while searching for the right full time role.

Often, “temps” choose to work for staffing agencies because they’re not quite sure what they want to do as a career, or where to start looking for opportunities. Staffing companies work with employers to fill job gaps, for any reason, such as summer vacations, sick day coverage, maternity leaves, resignations, terminations, or a sudden increase in workload. Staffing agencies offer a fast and accurate way for employers to fill roles, from junior to executive, from administration, sales, technical, management, light industrial, and everything in between! Anyone looking for work over the summer months should consider applying with an agency. Staffing agencies are employers of temporaries, and having an agency as your employer will look good on a resume.

Temping can be a fun way to try out various jobs for different companies, in multiple industries, in a flexible and nonthreatening way. I fell into the staffing industry because I applied as a temp, for the summer of 1990. I was a graduate from Mount Royal, and the agency I met with saw more potential than I saw in myself! You just never know where applying with a staffing agency will get you; this is coming from a true believer!