After 20 years in the field, I m still learning new tricks of the trade that I wouldn t be exposed to if I were stuck in a single facility. A temp is NOT somebody who can t get a real job. That s a perception that, thankfully, is rapidly disappearing. Temporary work IS a legitimate career choice a choice made by many of the most capable professionals in our field. In fact, working as a temp increases your value and marketability because it gives you exposure to more equipment, treatment styles and personalities.
Variety is the spice of life and of a career.
Robin is a recent graduate, and working as a temp seemed a logical extension of her education experience. My school has students rotate through different facilities during training so we get a balanced education and the opportunity to work on different equipment and different procedures. I like the idea of working with different people, and I m too young to become stuck in my ways. This is an ideal situation for me, Robin continues, but if I ever decide that I do want to work full time at a single facility, my agency can help me get that full-time job. Best of all, I could work at the facility on a temporary basis first, to be sure that its people and routines were a good fit for me and vice versa.