RECRUITMENT and training agency staff raised £1,869.41p for charity when they offered themselves as "temps".

Companies took their pick from staff profiles provided by linda taylor associates in Swinton and Bolton. The money earned -- together with donations -- ensured a major contribution to Breast Cancer Care. Senior Partner Linda Taylor said: "The important issue is raising money for our charity, but this exercise will be part of our customer satisfaction strategy. We need to know what it is really like to be a temp in the 21st century because some of us have not done it in years."