Part-time jobs not so easy to get

[SarahRose]

Well, those types of jobs you mentioned don't pay a livable wage and all require those online assessment tests. My goal is to find a suitable temp job that pays between $12-20 an hour. I'm going to attend job fairs, and continue to bombard employers with my resume and cover letter. Like a previous poster mentioned, finding a job is like a part-time or full-time job. All I can do is try. I can't control the outcome, just the effort I put into finding a job. I can't work in the fall as I'll be teaching in a classroom for 3 months (un-paid) then in the spring will be writing my masters thesis (which my program requires us to base on an aspect of our student teaching. Mine is going to be on literacy in the classroom since I'm a language arts licensure).

 

Are there teaching jobs in the US?

 

Are you able to substitute teach now?

[writergal]

Are there teaching jobs in the US?

 

Are you able to substitute teach now?

 

I'm on several school's sub lists but it's summer now and school is out. During the year I subbed a few times but you can't sub beyond 2 weeks without a full teacher license which I don't have yet.

 

There are a lot of teaching jobs in my city and surrounding suburbs. I even have friends on my state's board of teachers and am friends with principals and superintendents.

 

BUT their hands are tied as far as hiring me because this year my state took away the grace period that previously allowed schools to hire un-licensed teachers who had test results pending. Now with no grace period I'm literally effed if I can't pass the updated state license exams.

 

I've pass all but the college level math which I've ranted about a plenty in LS. But my hope to pass that test was renewed recently when I was introduced to a math person who is working with me to pass it. I can't teach at a school unless I have my teacher license.

 

I can work at a school as an education assistant, of course, but those jobs are hard to get because you have to submit your resume to an online applicant pool on the school district's website which is the equivalent of a black hole unless you know someone personally.

 

And considering I know a lot of educators and higher ups, if I can find an education assistant position after the fall semester I will call all of my education contacts and plead with them to make some calls to help me get hired. Whatever it takes. Or my Plan B is to get back into PR which I have previous experience in, but the PR pool here is rather small and full of big fish so there's that to consider too. I've already done some informational interviews with some PR agencies and asked about paid internships etc. and was encouraged to apply but I'm 41 and they may likely hire a 20-something over this ol hag.

[Leigh 87]

And writer girl - your SOOO Lucky you jave a degree, I Am going through HELL right now, trying to find a low paid job!...

 

NOT GETTING A DEGREE when I was young is the BIGGEST MISTAKE IN MY LIFE.

 

I dropped out of school and turned to smoking drugs and got anorexia and mental problems when i was younger.

 

Now I am physically healthy and do not eve drink alcohol much, and have started to turn my life around. No drugs, I barly drink ( once every 2 weeks I have a night out with my boyfriend).

I got a personal training certification, and am goig to try to get a job as a trainer.

In the meanwhile, there ARE NO JOBS. Literally. Only good looking and people with a certain personality get jobs in retail and hospitality. Oh, and of course, you have to have a trial - if your good looking and young enough to get a retail or cafe job, you normally have to have a trial ( unless your really beautiful), and work really well to get THE job.

 

 

 

I want to go to Uni and get a job afterwatds in social work. Sh*t pay, but what I love, and my parents would let me live in their ncie flat so I could save more.

The thiing is - I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO UNI YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

..... Before I study full time, I want to get a basic low skill job, so I can save and travel. I live at home rent free, I have changed to a vegetarian to save money ( it helps so much!), and I assumed that it would b e easy to get a low paid job, and save because I live at home.

 

I was going to save for a year, travel for half a year ( back pack in hostels, cheaply as possible). Yet, I cannot even get a minimum wage job.

 

 

 

 

I am so upset, I am going to have to end my two year relationship, because my partner wants to travel, and I will not be able to get a job to afford it.

I will have to go to Uni, while he is travelling.

 

 

 

OH well, I am giving myself until the end of the year to find a low skilled, retail or hospitality job - and try the personal training gig.

 

If I try everything and cannot get a job, looks like Uni is the only option. Goodbyre boyfriend. Oh, and he if is able to leave and travel without me, because I c annot afford it, he would not have truly been in love with me to begin with.

 

Life just looks sh*tty for me right now.

 

 

so - BE GLAD you have a degree! Honestly, the BIGGEST mistae of my LIFE ----> not getting one when I was of age. I could have spent the last ha;f of my 20's travelling, and working on and off - but now I probably have to study my late 20's away. FUN. NOT.

 

 

Unfortunately, I cannot even find a low skilled job. LITERALLY. I am very socially and affable to employers, I had a great interview the other day, and I did not get he job - thd job required NO SKILLS - no paper work was involved in it, and all you had to do was wal around selling the stores products, and have excellent product knowledge. SO EASY.

[justpassingthrough]

One of my college professors saw a teacher in me and guided me into the tutoring center on campus, which also provided services to students with disabilities, and I loved it. So much that I've done it in one form or another ever since - and it's been 12 years now.

 

On-campus jobs don't pay much, but do provide a fabulous network for private work that doesn't fit into the type of services typically offered (i.e., high school students) and pays much more money.

 

You have contacts in education who can put you in touch with students in need of a tutor / paper-proofer / note taker - any number of education-related jobs. IMHO, thinking about 'education' in a broad form instead of 'teaching' has made my career choice much more fulfilling and I have never been without work.

[an6el]

well you should look at indeed.com or monster.com or craigslist which is not the whole process of the whole entry. but retail stores are always hiring, so I would suggest you working at a retail store but that doesn't mean for you to stop looking. Have a job on the side at least you have some kind of income, but still continue to look up jobs on your days off.

 

Good Luck...

[writergal]

Well , if you are still looking for job , hit me up . I don't know how to contact you but i would like to discuss this in private .

 

Thanks, that's sweet of you to offer, but I live in Minnesota, so I can't really work in Lose Angeles.

 

Anyway, I did find two part-time jobs to hold me over until my fall semester of student teaching starts.

 

You'll love the irony of how I got both jobs too. Until 2 weeks ago I was relying on the online job websites like Monster, Snagajob, and others. I even went to three temporary agencies and registered with them for clerical and administrative positions.

 

But two weeks ago, I walked into two different businesses that I have frequented as a customer, asked them if they were hiring, filled out an application and was interviewed on-the-spot the same day for a minimum wage position. So much for technology and temporary employment agencies helping me. I'm glad to know that some businesses still hire people the old fashioned way...through in-person walk-ins.

[Sugarkane]

Now I understand why I see more and more articles in the newspaper saying women are turning to the sex industry. Gee i wonder why?! The economy is so crap. It's really the complete opposite of my parents generation. it's so difficult just to find a ****ty part time job and even then it's casual. In my parents generation there were more Jobs than people and you could jump from job to job. I can't even imagine that. And people rarely finished year 12 let alone did uni. I can't imagine that either. And then the other day I read at least one article bashing Gen X not owning homes, getting married and having kids later. That made me mad.

[Els]

I don't know why this myth keeps being perpetuated but it simply isn't true. Men aren't any better at those types of jobs. The myth is social conditioning. You could certainly become a truck driver or work in a mine on heavy equipment or in construction.

 

It may be a myth but social conditioning affects employers too, not just employees. If you have ever worked in a male-dominated field, you will know this to be true. You will need to do more to prove yourself and people will still look down on you. To this day, there are very successful managers who still prefer to hire men for male-dominated jobs even if there is an equally qualified woman applying, or more so. I have spoken to someone in a hiring position for an engineering role, who confessed that he hires men wherever possible because he feels that women will not be up to the physical/mechanical part of the role. It does happen, and anyone who says it doesn't either has led a very sheltered life or lives in an extremely gender-equal place, of which there are very few in this world.

[Sugarkane]

It may be a myth but social conditioning affects employers too, not just employees. If you have ever worked in a male-dominated field, you will know this to be true. You will need to do more to prove yourself and people will still look down on you. To this day, there are very successful managers who still prefer to hire men for male-dominated jobs even if there is an equally qualified woman applying, or more so. I have spoken to someone in a hiring position for an engineering role, who confessed that he hires men wherever possible because he feels that women will not be up to the physical/mechanical part of the role. It does happen, and anyone who says it doesn't either has led a very sheltered life or lives in an extremely gender-equal place, of which there are very few in this world.

How do these people always get away with it?

 

Isn't it still discrimination? This just further proves that it's just who you know and not what you know. I think that's really disgusting that they won't even consider a woman. And the men in the dating forum think otherwise.

[Els]

How do these people always get away with it?

 

Isn't it still discrimination? This just further proves that it's just who you know and not what you know. I think that's really disgusting that they won't even consider a woman. And the men in the dating forum think otherwise.

 

How can you prove it? Hiring is a fluid thing. They could very well say crap like 'We didn't feel like she would fit in our company culture', or 'She didn't display her knowledge well in the interview'. It definitely isn't as black and white as exam marks, that can be re-checked and appealed. Sure, some people file lawsuits, and sometimes they even win, but that depends a lot on your lawyer, judge/jury, and supporters too.