Full-Court Press on Part-Time Jobs

Posted on | May 7, 2008 | No Comments

The April Jobs Report revealed a big spike in the number of persons employed in part-time jobs. A surprising 306,000 workers joined the part-time workforce in the month of April alone, bringing the grand total of all part-time workers (year-to-date) to 5.2 million. That’s 849,000 higher than in April 2007.

The increase is due to economic necessity–people are accepting part-time jobs because their hours are being cut back and/or they cannot find full-time jobs.

That part’s depressing, but there’s always a bright side here on Careersthatdontsuck.com! The bright side is this.

5 GREAT THINGS ABOUT PART-TIME JOBS

1. You can work when you want (unless you want to work full-time)
2. You can do just the work you’re interested in (Good luck getting this from a full-time job!)
3. You can daisy-chain a few part-time jobs into one great full-time job
4. You can leverage valuable experience and exposure into a better full-time job post-recession
5. You might actually earn more money (Some employers are willing to pay higher hourly rates to part-timers who aren’t usually eligible for benefits*)

• Bonus: Built-in work-life balance!

*Some part-time jobs do offer benefits

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