In our 2014 Contingent Buyers Survey for North America, we asked, "How many months after an agency temp ends an assignment must you wait before hiring that temp directly (without paying a temp-to-perm conversion fee)? Such post-assignment wait periods are common, with two-thirds of respondents reporting a wait period of at least one month. The majority of respondents noted a wait period of at least three months. Only 9 percent reported they wait more than six months.
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