Good Part-time Careers
If you want to get off work in time to pick up your daughter from school, or if you just want more play and less work, you can have a prestigious, professional career as a part-time worker without needing to bag groceries at a supermarket. Today’s part-time employees are writers, teachers, accountants and even lawyers.
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Temporary Worker
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Temporary workers are not just clerical staff anymore. According to the Salary website, temporary agencies can employ law, banking and information technology professionals. Temp agencies are also perfect for writers, editors and designers who don’t want to have to look for new clients all the time. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an increase in temporary help services by 31,000 in June 2010, and by 362,000 since September 2009. The bureau also reports that the federal government hired 411,000 temporary workers in May 2010. If you work for an agency, be sure to tell the company how many hours you want to work per week and check in every day for assignments, particularly during slow periods.
Personal Shopper
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If you always seem to know what types of clothes and color schemes make your friends and family look their best, put those skills to use as a personal shopper. According to the Entrepreneur website, you can make from $150 to $750 per hour, depending on whether you shop for an individual or a group. Interview your client at her home to determine what she likes to wear and what her budget is, and then make suggestions you think will improve her wardrobe. Point out specific items of clothing she already has that complement her look the most. Suggest similar styles, brands and colors and add your own ideas for jewelry, belt or scarf accents. Or, create a whole new look for your client based on the best color scheme and style for his body type. Once you and the client have reached a meeting of the minds, either take him with you on your shopping spree or shop on your own and meet with the client two to three hours afterward for a fitting.
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Portfolio Professional
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With a portfolio career you can work a couple of different jobs, maximize your skills and interests and still be part time. Try being a part-time accountant, for example, while teaching accounting at weekend community workshops or at the local college, says the Quintessential Careers website, to build up your teaching and public speaking skills. Or, if you collect baseball cards or science fiction paraphernalia, turn it into a part-time business at local weekend trade shows while you’re freelancing as a computer animation artist during the week.
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