During the peak of the tax season, from February until June, the office hires about 200 temporary clerks at $7.53 an hour.

In the most intensive six weeks, the temporary clerks get an incentive: 10 cents an hour more for every 500 keystrokes an hour above 8,000.

After graduating from the University of Buffalo, she started working for Cantor Fitzgerald as a temporary clerk.

"We need temporary clerks to help with the contest, and we are also hiring permanent personnel."

Upon graduation in 1890 he became a civil servant in Ottawa, working as a temporary clerk in the office of the Auditor General.

In Sydney Gibson pursued a career in the Lands Department initially as a temporary clerk in June 1876.

The limited preparation shows in the eyes of every temporary clerk.

He transferred to Manhattan Community College, where, he said, he bears the full cost of his tuition, working as a temporary clerk in various offices.

The large number of temporary clerks and secretaries is also a function of the generality of their skills.

No, said Mr. Armanentos, a temporary clerk in the lawyer's firm.