Resume template · Updated October 2026
Resume template for temporary and temp-to-hire jobs
Short answer
Henrietta suits temporary work: its conventional business look fits the offices temps are placed in, and it prints your assignments straight after the summary. The fictional sample is an administrative assistant with four years of agency placements, grouped under the agency so nine short assignments read as one steady job, with extensions and a start date that answer a temp employer's first questions.
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Why Henrietta suits a temporary resume
Henrietta is a plain black-and-grey business layout that suits the law firms, clinics and property offices where admin temps work. It prints experience straight after the summary, so the agency entry and its extensions come first, and the three-column skills grid fits a long list of short office systems.
Second choice: Meridian. Meridian puts skills above experience; pick it when an agency matches you mainly on software and typing speed rather than on your assignment history.
What goes in each section, in Henrietta's order
Henrietta prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.
- Professional Summary. Open with how soon you can begin and the kinds of offices you have worked in, then one line on how quickly you settle in and whether you are open to temp-to-hire. Temporary roles are often filled within days, so availability cannot wait until the second paragraph.
- Work Experience. Use the agency as the employer and list the strongest assignments as bullets, each with the client type, the length and one thing you handled. Extensions and repeat requests are the best proof a temp has, so give them a bullet of their own.
- Education. Henrietta prints this after your assignments. One line with the qualification and year will do unless a course matches the office type, such as legal studies for law firm placements.
- Skills. Breadth matters, because every client runs different systems. The grid shows no labels, so keep software in one group and tasks in another, with what you can use untrained listed first.
- Certifications. An office software credential shows you can be dropped into an unfamiliar setup. It prints near the end, so mention it in the summary if the agency tests skill levels.
The sample resume as text
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Gwen Abernathy
Administrative Assistant, Temporary and Temp-to-Hire
Philadelphia, PA | gwen.abernathy@example.com | (215) 555-0145 | linkedin.com/in/sample-gwen-abernathy
Administrative assistant with four years of temporary assignments through a staffing agency, placed with nine employers in law, healthcare and property management. Learns a new office's systems in the first few days, has finished every assignment and was extended on four. Available to start within two days and open to temp-to-hire.
Experience
Administrative Assistant (temporary assignments), Keystone Staffing Partners, Philadelphia, PA (03/2022 to Present)
- Placed on nine assignments of two weeks to eight months; extended early on four at the client's request.
- Mid-size law firm, eight months: managed calendars for three attorneys and assembled exhibit binders before hearings.
- Property management office, four months: logged tenant calls and maintenance requests in AppFolio during a staff shortage.
- Family medicine practice, six weeks: covered the front desk during a leave, checking in about 40 patients a day.
- Requested by name by two former clients for later assignments.
Office Assistant, Quinlan Insurance Agency, Cherry Hill, NJ (06/2019 to 02/2022)
- Processed policy changes and certificate requests for about 300 commercial clients.
- Scanned and indexed paper files during the move to a document management system.
- Answered the main line and routed claims calls to the right agent.
Education
Associate of Science, Business Administration, Schuylkill River Community College (05/2019)
Certifications
- Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate, Microsoft (2023)
Skills
Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel), AppFolio, Clio, Adobe Acrobat, Calendar management, Document preparation, Data entry (65 wpm), Front desk coverage, Settles into new offices quickly, Discreet with confidential files
How to make the sample yours
Group assignments under the agency
Worked through one agency? Write it as one job with the full date range and the clients inside it. Several agencies get an entry each. Twelve short jobs side by side is the version to avoid.
Lead with the placements closest to the next role
A law firm opening should see legal assignments first; a clinic, front desk and scheduling work. One line can give the total number of placements.
Check before naming clients
Some agencies or clients prefer not to be named. Describe the client by type, such as "mid-size law firm", if you are unsure.
Set yourself up for temp-to-hire
If you want a client to keep you, make the result you would want them to remember your strongest bullet, and tell the agency you are open to conversion.
Reuse the structure for warehouse or industrial temps
Light industrial and warehouse temps can follow the same layout: agency as employer, sites and tasks as bullets, and safety training under certifications.
Keywords to keep where they are true
Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.
- temporary assignments
- staffing agency
- temp-to-hire
- immediate availability
- administrative support
- calendar management
- data entry
- front desk coverage
- Microsoft 365
- document preparation
- confidentiality
- quick onboarding
- assignment extension
Mistakes to avoid
- Listing every short assignment as a separate job. It reads as job hopping when it was really one steady arrangement with an agency.
- Giving a temp placement a permanent title. Agencies and clients confirm dates and job type.
- Stretching one assignment's dates to cover a gap or an assignment that ended early. Keep dates accurate and have a short explanation ready.
- Leaving "available immediately" in the summary while you are mid-assignment. Update the start date every time you send the resume.
How the sample PDF reads in text extractors
We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.
| Extractor | Name, email, phone | Headings | Bullets intact |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf.js 4.10.38 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
| pdftotext (Xpdf) 4.00 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
| pypdf 6.13.0 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
Frequently asked questions
How do I list temporary jobs on a resume?
Under the staffing agency as one entry with the overall dates. Inside it, list the main assignments as bullets with the client type, length and what you did.
Should I put "temporary" in my job title?
Yes, or "temporary assignments" next to the agency name. It is accurate and explains short stays before anyone asks.
How do I show a temp job that became permanent?
Give the permanent role its own entry starting on the date you were hired, with a bullet saying you joined after a temporary assignment. Being kept on is a result worth naming.
Do temporary jobs count as real experience?
Yes. The work is the same as a permanent employee's, and a range of offices shows you adapt quickly. Describe tasks and results as you would for any job.
What if I worked through several agencies?
Give each agency its own entry in date order with its main assignments underneath. If two agencies overlapped, list both with their real dates.
Will applicant tracking systems read this Henrietta PDF?
The sample PDF read back with its contact details, all 5 section headings and all 8 bullets intact in three open-source text extractors (pdf.js, pdftotext and pypdf). Commercial systems such as Workday, Greenhouse or Taleo were not tested, and each employer configures its own.
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