Temporary employment can be a good way to get your foot in the door of a company youd like to work for fulltime.

Im not necessarily referring to temp work, where you work through a temp agency and they help you find short term work assignments with different companies doing accounting and office work and things of that nature.

Im referring to where you are brought into a company for a short period of time, perhaps for several weeks or longer, to complete a specific task or project or perhaps to fill in for an absent staff member or during a busy period.

When I left university my first job was with a large telecommunications firm and I was hired on a temporary basis to work in a new group in the marketing area. They required a recent university graduate like myself to do some work for them and I was brought on board for a few weeks to do the work.

After Id been working there for several weeks, they asked me if I wanted to stay on longer, which I did.

Several months later, I was hired fulltime.

Three years later, I was still there working fulltime.

The point is this: imagine if Id turned the initial temporary job opportunity down, thinking that it was beneath me (as some people do) or that this wasnt what I really wanted?

I could have thought to myself that taking a temporary position like this was not going to led to anything else and that Id be better off continuing to look for a new job.

What a mistake that would have been.

Id have missed out on a great opportunity that turned into a fulltime job. The three years I spent with this company were a great experience and I was better for it.

What did I do while I was working there initially that helped me get the fulltime job?

I quickly completed the work I was brought on to do.

I found more work to do and kept myself busy.

I let my boss know I was interested and motivated to remain with the company.

I let others in the company know what work I was doing to build up credibility.

When you are presented with an opportunity that might not be exactly what you are looking for, consider the possible upside that could materialize in the future. Before you turn it down, carefully think about what it could lead to especially if you dont have any other imminent opportunities to consider.

Carl Mueller

My name is Carl Mueller and I'd like to thank you for learning a bit more about me!

I feel that I have numerous relevant experiences during my career that come in useful when helping people with their careers:

I know what it’s like to work internationally, having worked overseas (in New Zealand, from 1994-1998).

I've survived several corporate downsizings while many of my colleagues were being laid off.

I have also experienced being laid off twice myself during corporate downsizings.

I know what it’s like to be self-employed.

I've helped many people find better jobs. I started to work as a professional recruiter in 2000 first as an Information Technology (IT) recruiter and then in general recruitment across many industries including IT, manufacturing and marketing. Since this time, I have helped many people find their dream career and it’s a great feeling.

I experienced one of the slowest hiring periods in recent memory especially during the general hiring slowdown that followed the Y2K frenzy in 1999, the bursting of the dot com bubble in early 2000, and then the employment market bottoming out following September 11, 2001.

These were certainly not great times to be a job searcher in most industries nor was it a particularly good time to be a recruiter.

Following this, I began running the day to day operations of an Internet-based company in early 2003 that focused on developing online software and subscription-based websites for consumers. It was then that I fully realized the power, usefulness and potential of the Internet which really spurred me to set up my own website which you can view in my Personal URL section below this bio.

I’m also a Platinum Ezine Articles Expert as recognized by EzineArticles.com, one of the most visited websites on the Internet. This special designation is earned by having consistently high-quality articles published and viewed on their website. All of my submissions are related to helping you find your dream career and many of my articles get reproduced on other websites by their webmasters.

Good luck with your career and I hope I have been of assistance to you!