In the current market there are more career options than ever before and flexibility is increasingly seen as a key component of any job.  Temporary and contract opportunities are an attractive alternative to a traditional permanent job.  It allows employers flexibility in managing their hiring plans and job seekers can manage their career in a way that is most suited to their individual needs.

There are several different ways of defining what temping/contracting actually is.  It can be referred to as freelancing, interim, temporary, contract or consulting.