Thank you Poiuytl and ennie!! Now I just have to find the best temp job opportunity while I apply for full-time jobs still.

Today a recruiter called me with two job opportunities but I turned them down because I *knew* both would have bad outcomes.

Temp job #1: $17.50/hr (good hourly pay) BUT its production line work (you train for 2-3 weeks on double computer screens before you join your "team") which means speed, accuracy, and overtime hours. I did this type of temp job before and was "fired" after 3 months because I made too many data entry mistakes and as a result, the recruiters at my agency chose NOT to place me in other contract administrative assignments. So, I explained this to the recruiter that I didn't think that opportunity was a good fit for me.

Temp job #2: $15.00/hr (meh hourly pay) BUT it was an admin role I could feel comfortable doing. HOWEVER it was temp to hire which means 1) I can't pay my rent/bills on $15/hr (I tried doing that before as a substitute teacher and nearly lost my apartment twice, not having enough money for rent) and 2) its not short-term, so if there were other more well-suited admin roles at the temp agency I would not be included in the candidate pool for those and 3) its not short term so I would be stuck doing a role with no opportunities to move to another department, get benefits, or get a pay increase b/c it is a small company. So, I explained to the recruiter that this also wasn't a good fit for me.

I think the worst thing I can do is take the wrong type of temp role b/c I've done that before and the results are always the same; recruiters won't place you again in better suited roles. So, I am not about to risk repeating that with this new temp agency that I registered with.