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Yes, that's me, your friendly temporary employee!

sondrialiac — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:29:28 -0800

Have you worked for a temp agency in New York City? Which one? If you had a decent experience with a temp agency, please tell me which agency. It doesn't have to be the best agency in the world, just decent.

I am looking for office work ASAP. I am qualified to work as an office manager and have a 4 year degree.

If you could give me an idea of what they offered you per hour, that would also be appreciated.

Can a non New Yorker get an NYC webdev job?

Clay201 — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:07:11 -0800

My friend seeks a job as a web developer in NYC. He's gotten the impression that no one will interview him if he's not already a resident of the Big Apple. Is this accurate? My friend is basing this assessment entirely on Craig's List ads; he hasn't looked on other sites and he hasn't done any cold calling or pounding of the pavement. The ads usually have a line such as "no out of state applicants please." Is this attitude shared by tech employers in New York City in general? If so, what's the reasoning behind this policy? (I think I can see some logic to it, but could use a more definitive answer than my own half-educated guesses). Also, if you have any advice, generally, to offer on how to get hired as a web developer in New York, please feel free to dispense.

Temp Work in NYC

UKnowForKids — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 16:24:04 -0800

I'm looking for short-term (nine months or less) work in the New York city area. Any ideas? [More, of course, is inside.] I'm taking a one-year hiatus from my graduate program (English, in Madison, WI) to live in Westchester County with my girlfriend, who's out here for law school. I've been doing temp work, which is less than satisfying. The problem is that years in college have atrophied any job-searching skills I have ever had. And, being a grad student in English, I'm not awash in extremely marketable skills, aside from typing very quickly, being good with computers, and not being a moron.

If it comes down to it, I'll just keep doing relatively menial office work, but I'd love to get some ideas about more challenging, interesting, and/or fulfilling kinds of jobs that are out there. Any ideas?

What are some good temp agencies in New York City?

Stynxno — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:03:25 -0800

What are some good temp agencies in New York City? [MI] I'm currently a web developer looking for work. While I keep hunting for a job, I thought it might be good to work at a temp agency for a little bit so I can make money, pay rent, live, etc. The only problem is that I don't know of any temp agencies, which ones are bad, which ones are great, etc. Anyone have any suggestions at who I should approach or anything that I should look out for?