Temporary and part-time jobs help you gain experience through work. They offer career-related experience useful for your resume and help you make connections in your field. This information will help you to identify opportunities to gain experience in your future career and determine what temporary jobs are available.
Books in the College Library Career Collection
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[Click on the NetLibrary link for direct access to an on-line copy of the book.]
Back Door Guide to Short Term Job Adventures (by Michael Landes)
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5382.7 L352 2002
Going Indie: Self-Employment, Freelance, and Temping Opportunities (by
Kathie Elster)
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8036 E47
Books & Databases in Campus Libraries
MadCat --Books on temporary employment can be found in MadCat, the UW-Madison Library Catalog. Copy and paste the following sample searches into the MadCat search box.
Use a BASIC search and select SUBJECT BROWSE
Sample SUBJECT BROWSE searches:
Sample KEYWORD search:
To find the most current books, enter your search. When the results list displays, click on the arrow in the SORT AGAIN box and select DATE (NEWEST FIRST).
More hints for searching MadCat are available at: Using MadCat to Find Information on Careers
Campus Resources
Student Job Center -- UW-Madison Student Job Center -- list jobs currently available in the Madison area. The Job Center is in the Office of Student Financial Services, 432 N. Murray St., 262-6313.
Agricultural and Life Sciences Career Services -- UW-Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences -- 103 Agriculture Hall, 1450 Linden Dr., 262-3001
Department of Bacteriology -- has web links to job information.
Center for Biology Education -- lists research opportunities.
College of Letters and Sciences Career Services Office --links to sites with job information--905 University Ave., Room 160, 262-3921.
Department of Economics -- links to sites job opportunities.
Educational Placement and Career Services -- UW-Madison School of Education, B150 Education Building, 262-1756
Engineering Career Services -- UW-Madison College of Engineering -- 1150 Engineering Hall, 262-3471
Journalism -- UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication -- 5134 Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave., 263-4858
Law -- UW-Madison Law School, 131 Law Bld, 975 Bascom Mall, 262-7856
Pharmacy*
-- School of Pharmacy -- 1336 Chamberlin Hall, 425 N. Charter St., 262-3717
*Job information is from the Health Sciences Library Career Page
Internet Sites
Temporary Services Firms -- by Margaret Riley-Dikel. Gives links major temporary services firms.
Net Temps -- contains temporary, contract, and permanent job listings from employment agencies.
America's Job Bank -- Dept. of Labor, U.S. Employment Service -- provides links to 1,800 state employment services offices in the U.S.
About.com Guide to Career Planning: Temp Work--information and links about temporary and alternative work.
Google Temporary Employment--directory of temporary job sites and information.