Someone looking to hire a secretary to temp for a week to cover a vacation cares that the temp will be productive. This means that that secretary can teach the

Someone looking to hire a secretary to temp for a week to cover a vacation cares that the temp will be productive. This means that that secretary can teach the temp what they need to do for the week, and the temp will be able to do it quickly and efficiently using the templates and tools that the office uses. If they keep track of accounts in excel, you need to be able to quickly enter data into excel to use their system. They're not going to switch to something better just so they can employ you for a week. This doesn't mean you're unemployable outside of software, just that this heuristic suggets you are a poor candidate for a temporary secretarial position.