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Senior managers split on steady temp work vs. full-time employment, survey finds

August 12, 2014

About half of senior managers said when it comes to evaluating someone's work background, a long period of consistent temporary assignments is comparable to full-time employment, according to an OfficeTeam survey released today.

Senior managers were asked, “When evaluating job applicants, would you consider a long period of consistent temporary work as comparable to full-time work?” Fifty-one percent answered yes and 49 percent answered no.

“More companies rely on interim professionals for their staffing needs, and employers see the value of temporary work on a resume,” said Robert Hosking, executive director of OfficeTeam. “Temporary assignments help job seekers build new skills, gain exposure to a variety of industries and learn to adapt to different work environments.”

The survey was developed by OfficeTeam, a Robert Half company, and conducted by an independent research firm. It included telephone interviews with more than 300 senior managers in the United States at companies with 20 or more employees.