If you're at all desperate to get into a particular firm - this trick might work for you but be sure to note the shortcomings before trying it.
This tactic has been written up as one of the most common mistakes hiring firms routinely make. Using this ploy, an employee can land a full-time permanent job through the “back door” without having to go through the usual screening process.
You go through a
temp agency like Manpower. They send you out to a major employer where
you are quickly put to work. You work eagerly for six months or so and
based on their respect for your work habits, and how you fit into their
corporate culture, you end up being offered a permanent position.
Does this work? Yes it often does and it has some unusual benefits. On the plus side, it’s an extremely quick and easy way to get your foot into the door with a major employer. But don’t expect on being respected at least not at first. Chances are you’ll be treated nicely but kept at some distance.
The negatives are two. Number one, the temp pay is terrible and if you’re offered a medical benefits package, chances are you won’t be able to afford it. And later on, when (and if) they get down to making you an offer of permanent employment, they may offer you a low-ball salary.
The second problem is – you may work your behind off only to be shown the door later. There is no guarantee that a job offer will be forthcoming and in fairness most firms will make you aware of that fact from the very start. Only the most industrious and promising looking temps will usually get a full-time job offer.
And lastly, there is the problem of not being able to choose where you work, though some temp agencies might give you some say.
Here’s another relevant fact you need to know about. In the past temps might work for years and years at the same firm and never get beyond temp wages. But today all that has changed. In some states you will limited to just under a year of work and then either be offered a regular job or be shuffled off to another firm across town. Why? Some state governments regard long-term temp employment as a kind of employer fraud.
Should a long-term temp become seriously ill and have no medical benefits, some desperate employees have resorted to suing their temp employer claiming that they should have been hired full time after six months or so and given full benefits. In short, they’re claiming that they were unfairly denied medical coverage.
Don’t laugh - some of these people prevailed and as a result most firms (in certain states) will limit your employment to around 48 to 50 weeks and then quickly shuffle you off out the door or hire you and give you the full package.
Now here is the key benefit to the temp route. Employment professionals talk about this endlessly but few firms have done anything about it.
They hire a group of temps and put them all to work. Six to twelve months later they dismiss them all but keep one around for a few weeks during which they make an offer of long-term employment. Because they already know the employee and feel comfortable with them and their work habits, they don’t go through the usual rather intensive screening and background checks.
Some of the very largest and most prestigious firms in the US have repeatedly made this hiring mistake and continue to do so. Perhaps this information might be of use to you, you never can tell.
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