Temp-to-hire openings around Minneapolis after 17 years as a recruiter

A staffing agency says some roles convert to permanent after 17 weeks. I would like to avoid a gap in my résumé. Is it worth applying to several at once?

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It made the follow-up calls so much easier.

Keep a list of supervisors' names. A reference from one of them helped me land my next job.