need resume help, please

[Pool Hall Ace]

After I graduated from college in 1997, I worked two years for a few temporary help firms. During that time, I was placed at Company X. I decided I wanted to work full-time there, so I applied. They hired me in 1999, and I worked there until 2004.

How do I show what I was doing for those two years following graduation, but before I was hired? I was registered with three temporary help firms, and I was working steadily during that time. I just don't know how to show that on a resume.

Thanks!! :hi:

[lukasahero]

1. Temporary jobs are still jobs

List whatever temporary agencies placed you in the temp jobs. (They signed your paycheck, right, so officially you worked for them...) You can then detail where you were placed and any significant achievements you had during your tenure with them. (Getting hired by a company you were placed with is a significant acheivement as they knew you and your work ethic before hiring you.)

I spent about 5 years contracting at diff companies but placed there by contracting firms. I list the contracting firm as my 'employer' and note where I was placed while working for them. I had one recruiter tell me I should list the companies where I was placed as the employer but since they didn't sign my paycheck, they would not appear as my employer on a background check. That would be difficult to explain so I have always listed who signed my paycheck as my employer and detailed the actual place I worked under that.

Good luck!

[county worker]

2. You list it as additional experience.

I would make a line saying Additional Relevant Experience
The use bullets and list the things you did and what was the benefit to the place you worked for.
Taylor it as much as possible to the job requirements of the job you are applying for. Use the exact same word the job listing has.
If you are not applying to a specific job, make the bullet points general and then when you are applying to a specific job edit the general and tailor them to the position you are applying for.