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Subject:Re: Temps are people too! From:George Mena <George -dot- Mena -at- ESSTECH -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 6 Oct 1998 17:33:41 -0700
Amen to the temp-to-perm sentiment John's talking about. Very equal to
trying out for a baseball or football team.
George
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Gilger [SMTP:JohnG -at- MIKOHN -dot- COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 5:19 PM
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> Subject: Re: Temps are people too!
>
> >>Many (if not a majority of) temps are temps because they a) want
> experience, b) want no >>personal investment in the job, or c) are
> killing
> time while they look for something else.
>
> You left one out.
>
> Most employers are starting to hire temp-to-perm. If you do a good job
> for
> 90 days and everyone is happy, you are offered a permanent position.
> Otherwise...
>
