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The three temp agencies that I still had been registered with let me go. When I spoke to a representative from one agency about assignments, she asked me to come in and re-register with them because they had not sent me on an assignment in a long time. When I got to her office she changed her story and told me that the requirements had changed and employers want someone with a college degree and at least two to five years of experience. So, based on my resume, she would not be able to find anything for me. I spoke to the president of the agency; he told me that he would speak to her about this. About a week later, he told me that person on longer worked there. He said to contact the manager. I did and never heard back from her.

They lied to me; a college degree is not required for entry-level clerical temp work. Temporary agencies test people on their skills, based on the evaluation of that skills test, they are placed on assignment. Temp agencies even offer training. The second temp agency said pretty much the same thing. Another representative from the third temp agency also told me that she had nothing available every time that I called. After a very long time she told me that they no longer handle general office or clerical assignments. This does not sound right to me; even a school kid can get an entry-level temp job.

I was lied to in order to disqualify me. A college degree is not needed for entry-level general office, or clerical temp work, nor is experience. This would be like an employer telling a candidate at an interview, that a college degree is required for working on an assemble line. This is a form of discrimination; it discriminates against minorities that would most likely not have a degree.