Many times, a company will have an opening because someone has had to leave for a while, either because of sabbatical, disability, or maternity. This will give you a great opportunity to step in and work for a while. Once you’ve been there a few months, if you and the company both like each other, then you’ll be able to come up with an agreement to work longer – this way you aren’t tied to the company if you’re not enjoying the position you’re in. As companies are often scrambling to find the right person for a job, they’re usually willing to give you more experience than you may be necessarily qualified for. This way, even if you can’t find agreeable employment with the company at the end of your term, you’re able to leave and say that you have the experience of that position.

Part Time Vacancies CAN be found

And there are two best ways to find them:

- Know people who are leaving their positions

This means that you can network your way into their job when they go on leave. This is probably the easiest and most effective way to find a part time vacancy position. It will mean that you’ll be well ahead of the crowd when you’re stepping.

– Get your name in front of as many places as possible

If you don’t have an exact lead, then it’s important to remember that you can have a very wide lead. Keep in mind that even starting a job a week earlier can mean a difference of hundreds on your income – so get your resume out as quick as possible.

This is best done by submitting to as many places as possible.

I actually recommend finding a good company that will work as a resume submission service. Some good ones can be found for less than $100 – this money is well spent as it will essentially save you time – getting the grunt work done so that you can focus on making connections and looking for networks that you can work into.

Part time vacancy jobs can be some of the most rewarding part time careers you’ll ever have. Enjoy them!

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Looking to fill in for a part time vacancy position?

Here’s a few great ways to make sure you’ll be first in line.

- Stay On Top Of Things – Even If A Company Doesn’t Hire Part Time Employees

Part time vacancies can come up at any time – sometimes when you least expect them.

Companies
will normally make changes at different times of the year on their
policy of part time employees – and being in there reminding them that
you’re looking will put you first in line if they ever shift their
policy from no part time to allowing part time

- Take Into Account Your Total Time

Traveling far to work? Having to take the bus?

Remember
that your time is valuable – when you calculate what you’re making from
an employer compared with the time you put into the job, keep in mind
that it’s important to calculate your travel time as well.

Part time jobs are notorious for canceling on you at the last minute, or sending you off early to cut down on their costs.

Take this into consideration, and factor in your travel time.

- Are You Better Off Working From Home?

At times, a home job is better than an office one.

If
you get 3 hours on a given shift, and it takes you a half an hour to
get there and back, then your $10 an hour job is really only making you
$7.50, and if it takes you another half hour on each end to get ready
and change back into your regular clothes, then you’re averaging $6.

You’re
in the territory where you could reasonably start making comfortable
money online – mostly from your own home (considering the calculation
of the total time involved). While this isn’t for everyone, it is a
reasonable comparison.

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Looking to turn part time careers into a full time series of occupations?

It
can be done – never returning to the full time grind of the same office
- working hard for two months, followed by a month of a “working
vacation” somewhere else.

Here’s some great ways to keep the part time life going all year:

- Know your demonstrable skills

Sports Pro? Tax Expert? Sales Shark?

Having a demonstrable set of skills will make it easier to pick up different jobs at different times.

It
will also show potential employers that they will not have to invest
too much in training you – if you’re already up to speed on a these
techniques, you’ll be able to teach a class or do people’s taxes with
little adjustment.

Keep your credentials together and up to date
so that you’ll appear as qualified as possible to an employer. Also
keep in touch with ones in your local area, so that they know you’re
available when the season comes around again.

- Focus on having the variety to cover most of the year

Sales
skills can help with selling calendars November-January, while being
able to do people’s taxes can help from January through until April.

Different sports seasons also go the same way.

- Use web based jobs to cover the holes

It
helps to be able to have an outlet of work on the internet as well -
often this work is not seasonal, and can be picked up or dropped off at
any time.

This way, you can still travel and pick up income from part time careers at the same time.

With a little bit of work, you can be an expert freelancer or designer, or even simply do data entry or fill out surveys.

I know some people who, through available programs on the internet, have turned a few part time careers into full time jobs through programs on the internet.

The
advantage of this type of revenue stream is that they can turn it on or
off whenever they want – once they’ve found the best data entry and
survey companies, it’s a matter of just putting the time in when
necessary, and filling the remaining income with “real world” jobs.

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When looking for part time careers, its important to have references in place.

Even
if you have no prior work experience, references from teachers,
professors, people you’ve worked with on non-profit boards, and people
you know in general can be a help when looking for part time careers.

It is helpful to consider references early on in the career search.

- Know who you want to ask

What type of position are you looking for, and who can give you the best references for it?

A reference is 50% what your reference says, 50% who they are.

If
you’re looking for a restaurant waiting job, chances are that a
recommendation from a restaurant manager from another place will be
more helpful than a recommendation from a landscaping company.

If this is the case, keep a list of possible references and focus on
presenting the ones that work best for the career you’re trying to
obtain.

It goes without saying, that it is helpful to have references from people you are on good terms with.

I have seen too many times that people put forward references that either don’t know them or were not favorable relationships.

While not all employers will check references, many will.

- Inform your potential references they may be getting a call

Reference letters are helpful, however many references still happen over the phone.

Be prepared to give your potential reference a background on the
companies you’re focusing on trying to work for. This will help them
get their “reference” talk in their mind.

Having a good reference on your side can be irreplaceable – and the
better prepared your references are to ask a potential employer’s
questions can only help your chances.

- Be open about your intentions with current employers

Many people balance more than one part time careers at at time. While
this involves a bit of scheduling, with proper clarification it can
lead to mutual time sharing between employers.

Keeping your current place of work in the conversation can help you
with scheduling, and the sooner there is an overall understanding, the
better for everyone involved.

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Here’s some quick ways to do both with part time careers

- Sell your english skills

With the increase in immigration in most english countries, tutoring english as a second language is a great way to make additional income (it’s also a great way to meet interesting people you might not have and later have a chance to travel!)

Tutoring also helps you understand your own language. By going back to basics, it helps you understand a lot of the way people speak.

If you’re not an english expert, there’s ways to also tutor to high school or entry level university students in your field.

- Work nearby

Finding part time careers near home or your campus is the best way to keep costs down – saving a half hour of travel time each way saves transport costs and means you can work an extra hour a day!

Consider the “total value” when you’re looking at part time careers.

- Sell, sell, sell!

Sales and marketing companies are always looking for people. I know one individual who paid his whole tuition selling kitchen knives door to door! (he got so well known people just phoned in referrals after a while!)

Marketing companies often run short promotions, focusing on getting a new product advertised. Being available for these projects can be very lucrative for short time income in your part time careers.

- Walk down the street

The best part time careers aren’t always advertised – in fact they hardly never are.

Ask around at local shops, in pubs and restaurants, and with people you know.

Great places to work hardly ever have to post their jobs, as they’re already filled by the time word of mouth gets around.

She slaved away for that time, went heavily into debt, and was an A student.

During that time she held a number of part time careers, from waitressing to teaching sports, always focused on the objective.

She was hired by a top engineering company 6 months before she graduated, at the top of her class.

On the first day of her job, she was given her office (very sizable) and her workstation (top of the line), and left her to it.

As her new boss closed the door to her office, it hit her:

She would spend the next 40 years of her life, in front of a work station, working on CAD.

No change, this office, while fantastic, would be her prison.

She quit and walked out that afternoon.

Imagine the time and money put towards this venture. All too often, I’ve seen people spend years of their lives, working towards a goal in their career, only to realize that it’s not what they really wanted.

While I have all the respect in the world for her, imagine if she had taken 3 months over a summer, and offered to work for an engineering company as one of her part time careers.

Or, imagine if while in university, she had focused her part time work on areas that she thought she might like.

By getting your feet wet in an industry, you have a ton of benefits

- You get to know people

Industries move in small circles, and usually everybody knows each other. A reputation can be built on knowing people in an industry, and communicating with them.

- You get to see your future

Look at the people who have spent their life in a career – if you follow this path, you most likely will end up similar to their situation when you reach their age.

Looking at their life down the road lets you see your future life through a window – from here you can make an informed choice as to whether or not it’s “for you.”

- It’s an easier transition

The easiest transitions in the career world come from the one-step transitions.

That is, if you’re a computer engineer for a railway company, and would like to become a salesperson for a telephone company, there’s two good ways and one bad way to make a transition.

The two good ways to make a transition are to go from computer engineer to salesperson at the railway company – this is a relatively easy transition, as you likely already understand the ins and outs of your industry. From here, the transition to salesperson a telephone company is much easier – you already understand sales, and learning telephones is a relatively easy process as the activity is similar, just a different product

The other good way to transition is to go from being a computer engineer at a railway company to a computer engineer at a telephone company – this way you can learn the industry and then the transition to sales is easier.

Moving directly from one to the other, however, can be very difficult – it presents a much bigger learning curve, and often a larger drop in income, due to making a number of switches at once.

In this case, part time careers can help, as they can expose you to different experience based on where you want to go.

If you can’t find part time work in the field you’d like to be in, focus on similar activities.

For example, if you’re in an introverted or administrative position, and want to be in a people focus your part time careers on work that involves people – working in a restaurant, tourist bureau, or teaching a sport.

If you’re in a people based career and need to improve your organization skills, try focusing your part time careers on data entry or paperwork based skills.

These careers may not be the most lucrative at the moment, however the ability to gain extra skills to round out your portfolio can be very helpful.