Another article on employers tapping executives for temporary jobs

I came across another article today in the Wall Street Journal about the increasing tendency of corporations to fill temporary needs at the executive level with executive temps.

As demand has grown, a number of companies have sprung up or stepped in to fill the need. Cited in the article are Epoch, a Boston-based firm that recruits interim executives; Nielsen Healthcare Group (based in St. Louis, placed 150 interim executives at healt-care organizations last year); CMF Associates LLC (a financial services consulting company in Philadelphia); and Business Talent Group, an 18-month old company with 35 corporate and non-profit clients and about 500 executives on tap for temporary assignments.

The article offfers 4 general pieces of advice for aspiring temporary executives:

• Contact recruiters at executive search firms - both those that specialize in temp work and those with a more traditional focus
• Spread the word within your network and beyond
• Revamp your resume to show specific examples of work executed - don't over-focus on strategic thinking - hands-on execution is important!
• Prepare references as you would for a full-time job search.