story is a lesson that could benefit many IT pros seeking employment. As told in The Wall Street Journal on Monday:Many workers, especially those out of work, turn to temporary-help firms for jobs. Unlike the past, staffing companies no longer are depositories for dead-end jobs, as they offer higher-paying positions."Temporary" is a relative term in staffing. In 2001, Agapito Soto, an Irvine, Calif., information-technology consultant, signed on with Sapphire Technologies, a temp agency that specializes in high-tech work. The agency placed the 55-year-old. Soto in a full-time slot with the Orange County sheriff's department, which continues to this day. Soto says he has notched on-the-job learning in his seven years at the sheriff's department.
He has even passed up permanent jobs that would match his salary because he figures those positions would be vulnerable to cuts that don't affect temps. "With the current climate, employers are looking at spending less," he says.
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I'm glad I found your blog. You're one of the few journalists who seem to have a real handle on our industry.
I miss your reporting at InformationWeek but you seem to be very active at blogging. Are you with another publication now?
At the moment, I am freelancing and posting on two blogs, this one--ITJobAnalyst.blogspot.com--and Tech2Green.blogspot.com, which covers the convergence of IT and initiatives to battle global warming.
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