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These days, I meet many young nonprofit professionals who are in-between jobs. They’re going to happy hours trying to find leads to their next job, using their online networks to figure out who’s hiring, and sending their resume to everyone they know. They’re volunteering for good causes and visiting old high school friends in their abundance of free time. In short, they are doing everything but working. If you’re unemployed right now and in the midst of a job search, that doesn’t mean you can’t have a temporary job to bring in the Benjamins while you look for your next permanent gig.
Especially if you are a recent grad who needs nonprofit experience for your resume, I would encourage you to consider temping, short-term jobs found through a staffing agency, instead of spending a month working at Starbucks.
Benefits of Temporary Work
- It’s temporary. Most assignments last from a few hours, days, or weeks, making it flexible for you to interview elsewhere and accept a full-time job as soon as you find one.
- You can earn cash at the same time you’re looking for a salaried job.
- You can use your temp assignments at various nonprofits to enhance your experience in the field.
- It prevents gaps in employment on your resume.
- You can expand your nonprofit network by meeting lots of different people through various assignments.
- It can help you figure out what type of nonprofit you want to work in. No strings attached means you can leave at any time if you just don’t like the work or the organization.
- One of your short-term assignments could turn into a full-time job! Many nonprofits will end up hiring a temp on permanently if they really like you and your work. So, always do a great job.
Here are a few temp agencies that are specifically targeted to nonprofit jobs. Be sure to update your resume before sending it to a staffing firm! This will ensure that you will be placed in a temp assignment that utilizes the best of your skills.
Nonprofit Temp Agencies
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09.08.10
Hey Rosetta, great advice!! I was doing just that, trying to get out and meet people while looking for a nonprofit job, just a couple of months ago, and while this advice is a little late for me, I can see now that it would have been the best thing for me to do. Getting out and networking was a slow and frustrating process while my bank account was dwindling. If I'd gotten a temp job, I would have been more relaxed in my job search process and would have found the whole thing so much less stressful. Thanks for the great tips, as always!
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