Job hunters often feel they must embellish their skills to land a job, but when you sign up to work with a temp agency, exaggerating your skills may work against you. You could end up in the wrong position. So during your first meeting at a temp agency, be honest, suggests by Talent Spot
At the initial interview with a temp agency, you will be asked such questions as:
1. Have you worked in an environment that involves professional executives?
2. Have you worked in an environment that requires you to support many people versus just one executive?
3. Are you more comfortable in a laid-back office that only requires casual dress, or do you prefer to wear a suit every day?
Your answers to these types of questions will let the agency know about your soft skills. Since these are not already covered on your resume, your honesty here is essential to where the agency will place you. Hard skills, such as experience with software and typing, are easy to test and help you get your foot in the door. Soft skills, the people skills and experience you've gained in different offices, may indicate whether or not you'll last on a certain assignment.
A resume's biggest shortcoming is its focus on hard skills, so much of what makes you successful on an assignment is a combination of hard and soft skills.
The agency will also try to gauge your soft skills through your references. "Often we hear that a person doesn't fit into the work environment, but the employers are referring to the soft skills, not the hard skills," says Armstrong.
By being dishonest with your agency, you are preventing them from giving you a good placement. And a bad placement doesn't do anyone any favors.
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