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MAY 22, 2022
At this inflection point, Frank considered law school while answering phones for the Latin American division of Travelers Insurance. Subsequently, he temped as an illustrator for a big ad agency, where he learned early versions of Flash and code-based animation. They’d misheard his birth name as José. No problem.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 14, 2012
1) Do try the temp agencies. When on a temp job, work as if you are on probation all the time. Don't text or be on a cell phone while in the waiting room. When you go for an interview you have to keep in mind that they really do want to hire someone, but you have to make it worth their while to hire you.
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Laughing all the Way to Work
JUNE 7, 2008
I temped here and there for a year. Finally, I got a job interview through the temp agency for a one-year contract. I finally got a phone call to say they wanted to hire me and could I start in a few weeks? I had worked for a lawyer while living in Northern Alberta and knew I didn’t want to do that again.
Melissa Peoples
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Initially, I did receive a few responses, asking me to provide video-pre-screens [not my favorite thing to do, I'm discovering] or to participate in phone pre-screens, which I giddily did, with zero results. I have also participated in several fruitful phone screens, and I have an onsite interview scheduled in the coming days.
The Small Business Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2010
Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Temp agencies are useful – look at them as being a trial period for potential employees. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved.
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
3) Work with temping and recruiting agencies – all of them When you are looking for a job, contact every temp and recruiting agency in town. Sure, some of them might have the same jobs, but you will soon find that sometimes a company will only work with one specific agency. Job hunting is a numbers and timing game.
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
JULY 10, 2012
It was for catered food at a place that did not take payments over the phone with a credit card. Sometimes companies don’t validate for parking especially if you are doing testing at a temp agency and are there for a few hours. Whenever you interview for a job, there’s at least 2-3 interviews if not more.
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