Hiring a Secretary for the Day ?

[vdn]

If I need a secretary, on site, for a day, or a week; are there any good companies that provide this service, short notice - specifically in the Manchester / Cheshire areas?

Any tips or advice appreciated

[mmm-five]

Most of the temping agencies will have what you want.

• OfficeAngels
• Adecco
• Forrest
• Reed
• Hays

During my last period of non-steady work, I was registered with all of the above - and despite looking a bit 'cheap' it was Forrest who got me most of my daily/weekly work for the 6 months or so I needed before a longer-term contract came up.

The more specific you can be with your requirement, the better they'll be able to match someone (or at least decrease the risk of the persons offered being totally unsuitable). I was offered a few roles where the brief was simply 'general office admin' - but the client wanted an experienced office manager to run their team of 30 admins for a month.

Some of the assignments were well paid when they'd call up Monday morning for someone to start immediately - and I'd have a chat with the agency, then the client and be on site within an hour for just the remainder of the day - but I could get double my normal hourly rate for that (the agency probably charged triple) - and hourly rate always worked out better than day rate. The shorter the term, the higher the rate.

Edited by mmm-five on Sunday 23 February 11:48

[vdn]

Thanks!

All noted.