Benefits of recruiting temps to your organisation

Whether your organisation is going through some period of change or you’ve hit the busy season, there will be times when extra hands are needed.

You might have already attempted more than once to find the perfect solution, but you find yourself still running behind on tasks. But have you ever considered hiring temp staff? Temps can be the perfect solution as they are specialists in their field, and can fill the gap quickly without any long-term commitment.

What are the benefits of using temps?

Using temps in your organisation enables flexibility, as you can bring them on at short notice and shorten or extend their work as required.

It is also a way to relieve your existing employees from burning-out or perform specialised tasks that current employees may not have relevant skills for, while enabling your organisation to deliver projects on time and take on additional work to increase your business's bottom line.

Another advantage of using temps is that recruitment consultants have already done the hard yard by finding talent with up-to-date training and relevant skills for your business. Also, if you’re impressed with their performance, you might want to consider hiring them on a fixed-term contract or a permanent basis.

Using temps in your organisation enables flexibility, as you can bring them on at short notice and shorten or extend their work as required.

When is it the right time to hire temps?

Unsure as to when a temp or a student would be appropriate for you? How about the year-end closing period or when your organisation is going through a period of change, one employee suddenly gets sick or a key client moves their deadline forward on a big project and you don’t have the resources on hand. Temps can also help in the event one of your employees resigns suddenly or goes on leave during a busy time.

How to get the most out of your temps?

Ease temporary professionals into their role by ensuring you assign someone who will be accountable to brief them on what they will be doing, familiarise them with the office, explain procedures, set specific expectations and answer their questions. Having clear instructions on day one, will help make your temps' assignments more enjoyable and ensure they are being productive.

Do you think your organisation could benefit from hiring temps? Get in touch with one of our consultants and find out how we can help.

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