Temporary employment or short-term assignments can with demo Work version look complicated and sometimes create gaps in employment. If that’s the case for you, don’t worry. You have two solutions to choose from:
- List the name of the employment agency you worked for, followed by a subset of impressive clients, as in the following example:Graphic Designer Creative Power Employment Agency, 1998-pres
Clients included:
- Xerox Corp
- IBM
- First Bank
- Justify the span of time with a professional title preceded or followed by a term like contractor, freelance, or consultant, whichever is appropriate for your field. The following examples show this strategy:Freelance Graphic Designer, 1998-pres.
Clients included:
- Xerox Corp.
- IBM
- First Bank
Marketing Consultant, 1997-present
- McMillan Financial Services
- Lewiston National Bank
- Prosperity Trust
By bundling your short-term assignments under a professional title in your Work History, you’ll no longer look like a job hopper.
Go for It
Now that you’re armed with solutions to some tricky problems, you’re ready to fill out the following worksheet for your Work History.
Career Casualty
If your list of job titles at one company is so long you think it might overwhelm the employer, you can list only the ones that support your Job Objective. In that case, preface your list with something such as “Relevant Positions,” and don’t list dates for each job. The following example shows this strategy:
1995-present
- Trans America
- State Insurance,
- Wilmington
Relevant Positions:
- Marketing Manager
- Business Analyst
- Marketing Specialist
Terms of Employment
The following titles are meant to convey temporary worker, as opposed to unemployed. Contractor is a title used in many fields such as construction, administration, and business management. Freelance is used in creative fields such as graphic design and interior decorating. Consultant is used in fields such as business management and technology development.
