I met a woman last week who has been an admitted attorney for over a year and is working retail because she can't even find contract work because she doesn't have any experience. Then I saw an advertisement for contract attorneys on one of the job search sites that only wanted candidates with 3 years of document review experience. When did you start needing significant experience to review documents? The temp agencies seem to have so many candidates for work that they can be choosy now. Recruiters were always picky, but temp agencies would sign anyone up. They were the last resort for law grads when I started.
It's not just lawyers though. I've noticed the same temp agency trend in all professions lately. I have friends who are nurses, accountants, and cooks, and we are all working for temporary agencies. This seems to be the most stable decent paying work out there...I just don't know what that means. I just feel more and more lucky to even be a temp everyday...that makes me so sad.
