Specific Examples for Showcasing Temporary Employment On a Resume

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By Patty Inglish, MS

Organizing the Information

Below is one option for successfully presenting Temp Employment on a well contructed resume.

If an individual has worked for a single Temporary Employment Agency or Staffing Service for several years, then the form of the presentation can be added to the PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE section of the resume as if it were a single company with several job titles worked. Thus, such as presentation would be like a "mini resume" inside the experience section and include.

NAME OF TEMP AGENCY. City. State. Dates of Employment.

  • General Accomplishments.

ASSIGNMENTS

  • Name of Company. Job Title.

  1. Accomplishments.

  • Name of Company. Job Title.

  1. Accomplishments.

  • Name of Company. Job Title.

  1. Accomplishments.

Using the a Mini-Resume Creatively

A Single Temp Agency

Montezuma Staffing Services. Atlanta GA 2000 - 2005

  • Successfully executed a variety of assignments in the fields of Administration, Proofreading, Editing, and Research.
  • Received written recognition form supervisors for beating project deadlines with 100% accuracy while streamlining workflow.
  • Achieved Employee of the Month for Montezuma Staffing four times and Employee of the Year in 2005.

ASSIGNMENTS

Atlanta Board of Education: Project Manager.

  • 1. Efficiently led a team to compile and report the results of required Standardized Testing K-12 for the 2004 - 2005 academic year.
  • 2. Completed the project 30 days early with reduced employment costs through streamlining the related data processes.

Montezuma Hospital Cancer Research Center: Research Assistant

  • 1. Compiled data from two longitudinal studies regarding new treatment techniques and clinical trials.
  • 2. Prepared accurate and timely final reports for a team of three physicians at a national conference of the American Cancer Society.
  • 3. Composed and edited journal articles for five physicians.

Nashton Gas and Electric: Project Leader

  • 1. Designed and implanted a new filing system for client accounts.
  • 2. Trained summer youth interns in the new filing system and contributed to their final work evaluations.

Multiple Temp Agencies

If a a job seeker has worked with more than one temporary employment organization, then the format of the single-agency presentation will be adjusted to show each temp agency as a separate employer.

If a job seeker has worked at several different agencies and only one assignment at each one, then it may be best to use the first format and instead of using the agency name, use the heading TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES under PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE and then list each agency under that heading.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Name of agency. City. State. Dates.

  1. Job title 1. Accomplishments.

  2. Job Title 2 Accomplishments.

Name of agency. City. State. Dates.

  1. Job title 1. Accomplishments.

  2. Job Title 2 Accomplishments.

Name of agency. City. State. Dates.

  1. Job title 1. Accomplishments.

  2. Job Title 2 Accomplishments.

Example of Multiple Temp Agencies on a Resume

Montezuma Staffing Services. Atlanta GA

  • Received written recognition form supervisors for beating project deadlines with 100% accuracy while streamlining workflow.
  • Achieved Employee of the Year in 2006.
  • Increased the reputation and business volume of Montezuma Staffing with outstanding job performance.

Atlanta Board of Education: Project Manager. 2004 - 2006

  • 1. Efficiently led a team to compile and report the results of required Standardized Testing K-12 for the 2004 - 2005 academic year.
  • 2. Completed the project 30 days early with reduced employment costs through streamlining the related data processes.

Great South Staffing Services. Atlanta GA.

  • Successfully executed Administration, Proofreading, Editing, and Research.
  • Achieved Employee of the Month three times in 2004.

Montezuma Hospital Cancer Research Center: Research Assistant. 2002 - 2004

  • 1. Compiled data from two longitudinal studies regarding new treatment techniques and clinical trials.
  • 2. Prepared accurate and timely final reports for a team of three physicians at a national conference of the American Cancer Society.
  • 3. Composed and edited journal articles for five physicians.

Classic Peach Staffing Services. Atlanta GA.

  • Achieved superior results in Administration and Systems Redesign.
  • Received written recognitions from supervisors and the company director.

Nashton Gas and Electric: Project Leader. 2000 - 2002

  • 1. Designed and implanted a new filing system for client accounts.
  • 2. Trained summer youth interns in the new filing system and contributed to their final work evaluations.

Comments

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amy jane Level 1 Commenter 4 years ago

Very helpful hub, as always. I think this clears up alot of the confusion people have as to how to best showcase their temp employment.

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 4 years ago

Hi amy jane. Thank you for commenting. I agree - I think the idea of what to do about presenting Temp Work can be confusing and frustrating. I hope people are able to use this information easily now.

I'm glad you visited!

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Whitney05 Level 2 Commenter 4 years ago

Thank you! I've worked for the same temp agency off and on the past few years. And I'm wanting to update my resume, since I'm going back soon. I added the dates for each service and who was my supervisor there. Do you think that would be ok?

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 4 years ago

Hi Whitney. Yes, that could be OK; military resumes list supervisors as a general practice and with a Temp section, that might be a good idea as well.

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