Temporary executive employment can be unplanned, planned, or temporary to permanent, catering to different human resource needs. Companies use temporary staff for limited scope needs, and employment agencies deal with recruitment and placement. Temporary executive employment can also occur due to health reasons or as a trial period for a permanent job offer.
Executives can be hired in temporary positions in various industries. While the way executive positions are filled tends to reflect the cultural business norms that prevail in each particular country, temporary executive employment can generally be classified as unplanned, planned, or temporary to permanent. These different types of temporary employment for executives cater to different human resource needs for hiring companies.
Companies use temporary staff to fulfill needs with limited scope. Typically, they don’t need to invest the same level of employment resources in the temporary worker as they would for a permanent hire. Employment agencies usually deal with recruitment and temporary placement of executive employment under planned conditions.
The most sporadic type of executive temporary employment occurs when an executive is suddenly relieved of office and another executive is added to the title on an interim basis. An executive who takes over is not necessarily the person the board of directors would choose to fill the position permanently. Because the job needs staffing, the executive is asked to serve in the position until it can be permanently filled. In this case, the executive is usually a permanent employee holding a temporary position.
Another type of executive temporary employment provides structured support for projects that require increased capacity on a limited basis. For example, a law firm with a class action case might hire temporary attorneys to process a production of documents. These attorneys may work for months on the single case, but eventually the case will be finished and the firm will have no revenue to permanently keep the growing number of employees on its payroll. Companies work with employment agencies to hire executive-level temporary staff with advanced skills to complete the project.
The other type of temporary executive employment situation is a periodic vacancy for health reasons. For example, an executive may take maternity leave for six months, or a male executive diagnosed with cancer may take a sick leave. The company is required by law in many jurisdictions to keep employment open for the executive until he returns. In this case, the company may hire a temporary position for a temporary executive, who can handle the duties of the position with the knowledge that the position will end once the permanent employee returns.
A final type of executive temporary employment occurs when a company is wary of filling a position permanently and wants a candidate to demonstrate suitability before a permanent job offer is extended. This is typical temp-to-permanent work, which is often structured as a contingent job offer. Temp agencies are very involved in recruiting and placing executives in these types of positions and often receive a bonus if the temp placement evolves into a permanent job.
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