How do you describe your temping career on your resume so it doesn’t look like a random collection of short-term jobs but speaks of experience and competence? You can do this in various ways. We have listed a few examples below.
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You could put it like this, for example:
Note any permanent positions you took after temping
If you were hired on a permanent basis after temping with a company, you should add this to your resume.
That will show a future employer that you are a stable and capable employee and that you were such as success in the role that you made yourself indispensable. That could look like this:
If you have a lot of short spells of temporary jobs
It is always good for your resume if you can say you were employed in a company for a year or more. But what do you do if you have had a lot of shorter temping jobs? Here, you could do well to focus on how long you have been with Moment.
It is a very good idea to list the many skills you have acquired in your various jobs.
Here is an example:
2001-2004 Various temporary positions within customer service for companies that needed these specific skills: XX, XXX and XXXX. Experience from e.g.:
It is important for your future employer not to miss the fact that you have a year’s priceless experience from a relevant job or sector.
If you have had a lot of short-term temping jobs, you should only include the most relevant to the position/sector you are applying for.
This means highlighting the most relevant experience. So remember to adapt the temp jobs you mention on your resume to the specific application you are sending out.
Another way of laying out your resume which could be especially helpful to anyone with many short-term temp jobs might be to list the jobs according to the functions you performed. And perhaps in reverse chronological order. That could look like this:
Experience of budgeting and analysing data from temporary positions through Moment A/S with e.g. Western Copenhagen Police (Københavns Vestegns Politi), Danske Bank, Express Bank.
Job experience as: finance officer, customer consultant and financial controller. Period: 2005 - now.
Project management experience from temp positions through Moment A/S with e.g. Lasso X, AstraZenica.
Job experience as: Project manager, administrator. Period: 2003-2005.
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