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Do you guys think sitting between contracts kind of hurts your skills, since
they are stagnating away until something else comes up.
I with companies would train there doc staff when between projects or use
them as analysts...
D
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That's what I've been stuck on since 2001.
Scott
On 12/22/09 12:11 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote:
> There was an article in the NY Times yesterday about how temporary
> agency employees were the fastest-growing category in the Bureau of
> Labor Statistics' November survey:
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/business/economy/21temps.html
>
> This certainly matches my experience. I've seen only one or two
> permanent jobs to apply for this quarter. Almost every job posting I
> see is for a temp position, I'm currently working as a temp, and I
> frequently get email from five recruiters from different temp agencies
> for the same gig.
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