interimjob

noun
UK /ˈɪntərɪm dʒɒb/
US /ˈɪntərɪm dʒɑːb/

A job you do for a short time until you find a permanent one.

After graduation, she took an interim job at a coffee shop while applying for teaching positions.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A position filled by someone temporarily while the regular worker is away.

The company hired an interim job holder to cover the manager's maternity leave.

3. Work taken on as a bridge between two career stages.

His interim job as a delivery driver helped pay the bills before he started his own business.

4. A short assignment arranged through an employment agency.

The agency placed him in an interim job at a warehouse for three weeks.