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Just about every actor on the face of the earth has at one point or another experienced bouts of hardship in the form of lack of employment, and a lack of funds during said lack of employment. Sure, there are survival jobs you can turn to, but what about something that requires less commitment while also offering a more concrete schedule?
Enter temp work, which is exactly what it sounds like: steady, temporary jobs, intended for people like you who are savvy, competent, and looking for something interim. Los Angeles is filled with temp agencies that can help you find one of these jobs, and we've compiled a few of them below so you can get started right now.
Staff Connection, Inc.
- Where: 353 E. Magnolia Blvd, Burbank
- Mission: “With Staff Connection you can consider your staffing request fulfilled. We have a high order-to-fill rate and source highly qualified staff for vacancies at hand. Our service includes handling recruitment, worker's compensation, payroll taxes, and any employee related issues which may occur.”
- Types of employment: Administrative, accounting, general office, manufacturing, warehouse
Bennett Gaynor Sustainable Staffing
- Where: 3916 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City
- Mission: “Bennet Gaynor Sustainable Staffing (BGSS) is a successful boutique recruiting firm based in Culver City, California. Peter Bennett and Christie Gaynor bring more than 25 years’ combined experience to the business of helping people. It is this expertise that enables them to assist both the candidate and the client company by successfully matching the right candidate to the right position.”
- Types of employment: Finance, manufacturing, beauty, real estate/property management, insurance, non-profit organizations
Career Group
- Where: 10100 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 900, Los Angeles
- Mission: “Career Group Companies is an acclaimed staffing agency in Los Angeles known for our unique approach to recruitment, and serving as consultants for our clients. We have a vast network and impressive expertise within the world of recruitment, and our team is well known for partnering with the best candidates and clients. We are by your side through every step of the process - we are advisors to the leading hiring managers and talent throughout the country.”
- Types of employment: Customer service, data entry, front office/reception, events planning and coordination, legal and paralegal
OfficeTeam
- Where: Multiple locations including 10960 Wilshire Blvd. in Westwood and 101 South First St. in Burbank.
- Mission: “Whether you need contract talent for busy periods, seasonal peaks, employee absences, special projects or a permanent employee, Robert Half’s OfficeTeam has you covered. From data entry specialists to office managers, we specialize in staffing a wide variety of administrative and front office support roles with organizations around the world.”
- Types of employment: Secretary, general office, desktop publishing, medical coding, word processing, medical administration, office clerk
Express Employment Professionals
- Where: Multiple locations including 709 Fremont Ave. in South Pasadena and 412 West Colorado St. Unit B in Glendale
- Mission: “To professionally market and provide quality human resource solutions through an international franchising network that profit our associates, customers, franchisees, corporate staff, stockholders and communities in which we conduct business.”
- Types of employment: Administrative (clerical, reception, customer service, call center), industrial work (assembler, forklift driver, welder, shipping/receiving clerk, warehouse), professional (information technology, health care fields, scientific industries, sales, advertising, marketing)
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