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I think this answer has been given already in response to somebody else a while back so you may want to search.
If you're still there on a temporary position, you have to look out for number one - nobody else is going to! I think therefore that you should speak to your immediate supervisor and say that you are obviously looking to find something permanent (remind them again!) and that as they don't seem to be able to offer you that, you are on the market for a job. Stress you're trying to schedule interviews at lunchtime or after work but that you sometimes have the dilemma of a worktime interview and whether they will cut you any slack about time off.
As for the clothes issue, I would say I just got a new outfit.... or felt like dressing up a bit more.... or going to meet friends for a meal after work.... theatre.... concert.... something like that? Or just be mysterious. Date, even?
Oh, and as for the 2 hour test before an interview, unless there's a very good reason for it, I would definitely pass on that. After interview maybe.
Jackie, Peer Moderator
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