On a working holiday?

Forde Temporary Placements

There are many reasons why you may be perfect for a temporary job:

  • You are relocating to another city, or will be holidaying in the near future, and don't want to accept permanent employment right now
  • You are a backpacker/working holiday-maker or on a student visa and wish to "top-up" your spending money!
  • You desire a more flexible lifestyle, for example work hours, and days of work
  • You would like to receive training in new job skills areas, for example, Room Attending or you may wish to improve your Food & Beverage skills
  • You do not want to make long-term commitments to a permanent employer
  • You just plain need to earn some more money to pay bills!!!

Temping gives you valuable experience to list on your resume while keeping pay cheques coming in as you continue to seek permanent work.

If you work as a Forde Temp Staff Member, whether for a few weeks, months or even years, you will:

  • Make money! Fantastic Casual rates under Forde's Employee Collective Agreement
  • Get a glimpse of different companies and organisations, and see first-hand how they function. If you are seeking permanent employment, some temp positions have a very high percentage rate of becoming permanent. Temping is a great way of 'trying before you buy' so in a sense, you get to know the company, the staff and their procedures before you commit to a permanent position with that company
  • Meet Supervisory and Management staff at our client's properties who will actually get to know you and evaluate your work performance, just in case a permanent position opens up in the company you're working for. Some 72 percent of temps are offered permanent positions with the companies they temp for
  • Enhance your existing skills - temping is a great way to learn additional skills and brush up on your teamwork and networking skills
  • Re-establish yourself in the workplace - perhaps you've been out of the workforce for family or other reasons. Temping is a perfect way to ease yourself back into the workforce with casual employment

For University students during holiday breaks, temping offers the added advantage of facilitating career exploration, or just bringing in some money while you are studying.

You'll also have a flexible schedule - since you can choose when and how much you want to work - and be able to demonstrate your adaptability, your capacity to learn quickly and your ability to hit the ground running on the job. Freedom and flexibility are the most frequently cited reasons for working as a temporary staff member. Workers choose their hours, days, holiday times, and assignments. They choose what area to work in and what kinds of work to do. They can work as little or as much as they like, accepting or rejecting offered assignments.

If you like variety and challenges, and you're interested in gaining new skills, new contacts, new experiences and new career insights (not to mention top rates of pay), temping would be a great fit for you.