what are the cons of going through temp agencies?

[SCfuji]

i keep hearing different things about agencies... do they take a % from your paycheck directly like taxes or does the company just pay you less since they pay the agency to find employees? has anybody found a cool job they liked through an agency? are some agencies way better than most?

thanks,
eugene

[BOTW]

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the company just pay you less since they pay the agency to find employees

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But, you might find a good job this way. The big ones will find you a job faster, the smaller ones (more headhunter-style) will find you a job more to your liking better.

[raisethatmofo]

[FouTight]

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I've done Temp agencies and never again. I don't recommend them.

There's a reason why the job is a temp. And in my opinion, 99 % of the time, the job is going to stay temporary because the position doesn't require someone there all the time, 365 days/year. I got a job once and freaking every week was wondering when the company would hire me on full time so I could get benefits. I was jumping through hoops for the guy in charge but it didn't matter. Not sure where you are at but in my opinion,

I'd rather be working at Mcdonald's 30hrs/week PLANNING for something better like starting my own business or something like that than trying to get into a really nice company so you can eventually meet people you hate and start hating the job you have to show up to everyday.

I work for myself now. I don't make a ton of dough right now but I have plans and I'm happy.

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Ditto

Plus, the regular employees where you are working generally treat the temps like ish.

And the part of this that drives me crazy is the regulars are usually complete morons, but still maintain an some form of elietism over the temps, not a fun situation, unless you like wanting to punch someone.

[SCfuji]

with larger ones you have close to zero sway on what kind of job you want? damn that sucks.

[BOTW]

Sometimes. You can always tell them, "I have a contract until the 30th" if they offer you something crappy. The problem is that you might not know it is crappy until you show up.

You might want to consider going through a few different agencies. You'll have to do all the tests a few times, but you'll likely have a few different jobs to choose from.

[sfer]

The principal downside to using a temp agency is that you end up working as a temp.

[SCfuji]

dont mind the temp part. just looking for something recent to resume since "poker playing" isnt really attractice to most recruiters. around 5-6 months would be nice and part-time would be fine by me. i get a more consistent income, have time to poker, and get work experience. fine vegas trip report you guys all did. that was cool.

[Rhone]

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i keep hearing different things about agencies... do they take a % from your paycheck directly like taxes or does the company just pay you less since they pay the agency to find employees? has anybody found a cool job they liked through an agency? are some agencies way better than most?

thanks,
eugene

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The company pays the temp agency an hourly fee. The temp agency pays you an hourly wage. Obviously the former is greater than the latter.

If you're unsure where you want to work or exactly what you want to do, temping might expose you to different jobs and different environments, and that might be a good thing for you.

That said, the worst job I ever had was through a temp agency. Summer right out of high school, proof-reading the yellow pages.

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[steelcmg]

Im currently working for a temp angency called aerotek. But the job im working for went thru them because they where just starting down where im at. But they have already signed on for there lease for another 1year so it looks like ill be done with aerotek and being hired on full time. Atleast i hope so since it wont be benefical for them to rehire someone else.