With the sluggish economy right now, it’s not a surprise to see many stay-at-home moms like ourselves wanting to supplement our family income by looking for a part-time or seasonal job. Additionally, if you have older teenagers, you want to help them with their part-time job hunting as well. They will definitely be happy with the extra spending money, & you’ll be glad that they’re gaining more work experience for applying to colleges later on.During holiday & summer seasons, many U.S. companies are actively hiring new part-time or seasonal employees to accommodate the need of their full & part-time staff going on vacations & personal leave. Especially with retail stores, the need for additional help due to holiday shopping naturally requires more personnel. Before knocking on temp agencies’ doors or browsing through the classified ads, you might want to explore these three personal resources for securing a part-time job.
Your informal network of friends & families is often the least explored place to discover new job opportunities. Don’t think of it as asking for a handout, you might be surprised how proud your friend or family member feels by recommending to an employer someone they can vouch for. For example, my teenage daughter has always been praised by friends & family that she’s very good at taking care of her baby sister. As soon as I put the words out that she’s available for babysitting during the holidays, my friends with kids fill up her availability calendar right away.Social network sites:We all have seen social network sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace being used as a laundry list for people with really boring daily activities. But these websites can be a great resource for finding part-time job opportunities. You could post your job searching activities & casually mention any help would be appreciated. Additionally, some of these sites have job search engine you can search for jobs in your local area. For example, Twitter has TwitJobSearch which extracts the job postings from Tweets.Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/5465103
