Short-Term Development: The 3 Benefits Of Temping
For those people focused on career progression, temping might be something that hasn't entered your mind. When you are in between jobs or you are considering your next plan of action but you need to earn money, temping can be vital. But what's more, temping can also be crucial to your development. There are numerous benefits to temping. What are these?
A Sense Of Perspective
Temping, in a personal and professional sense, can give you a wide variety of approaches to work. When you go to work on a building site, it is drastically different from working in an office. This can make you thank your lucky stars that you aren't working in a more dangerous profession. And when you start to think about the fact that one out of every five workplace fatalities is related to construction it makes you realize just how lucky you are in a professional sense. Not everybody likes the idea of going to work on construction sites or in more visceral jobs but when you are trying to build up your skills you have to take what you can get. And you may very well think that you shouldn't take that job in construction or working in a factory but it's a means to an end which gives you a sense of perspective.
A Wide Variety Of Skill Sets
Skill sets and approaches to work are diverse and numerous. Going to work in different environments in short-term or long-term temporary contracts can arm you with many different approaches to doing one job. It also helps you to understand how other leaders take charge. And when you start to work in these different environments, you can learn something from each approach. While going to work in different jobs allows you the luxury of different skills that you have to pick up quickly, it also makes you realize what people need to remain motivated. Unfortunately, working as a temp can mean that you are treated like the runt of the litter. But rather than being resentful towards these people, take the opportunity to learn from their mistakes because you will be in their place one day.
The Benefit Of Flexibility
Many people look down on temporary workers. But rather than worrying about what these people think of you, think about your approach to life. Now, younger people are more focused on flexibility rather than the perfect career. And if you are doing a job that allows you that flexibility, why should you rock the boat? When you are temping it allows you the variety of trying out different jobs but it can also make you realize what you would rather do in the long run. Trying different jobs can help you to make better career choices but also in a personal sense, being flexible means that if you can take your opportunities to look for different roles while being a “lowly” temp, you aren't emotionally invested in the benefits of that business. At the same time, it gives you the opportunity to pursue something you really care about.
Temping can be viewed in a negative light but if you go into it with your eyes open and realize that there are numerous benefits to working in this way, personally and professionally, you will get a lot more out of it.
