Career Archives - Page 43 of 43 - Making Sense Of Cents

DailyWorth published a new article yesterday. You can find it here.

I love the Money Fix Series because it is very relate-able.

Stephanie has a budget shortfall of nearly $500. She has cut nearly everything out she doesn’t need and she still has this shortfall. The author of the article suggests that she find some part-time work.

I have been trying my hand at side gigs for about a month.

I secret shop for Best Mark (this has brought in more than $100 so far and I’ve only been doing this for less than a month)
I participate in online surveys (these don’t pay a ton, maybe around $3 per survey)
I’m also trying my hand at writing for Yahoo. I have found it very hard to find myself to write for them though. I have no motivation. I need to change that.

Your turn: Do you have a budget short-fall? What do you do to fix this? Do you have any part-time work? Or freelancing gigs?

I’m a big fan of DailyWorth. I read an article yesterday titled How Flex Should You Be in Your Job Hunt?

How far would you go to find a job in this economy? I was very thankful to find a job just a short few weeks after I graduated from college. However, some of my friends graduated just this past May, and are not having as much luck. Most of them have not found jobs, even though that graduated from very good universities. Some of them are going to get their Masters since they have been unable to find jobs.

I would think about taking one of the entry level jobs. You never know where it can take you. I am pretty fresh out of college (just graduated in the spring of 2010) and I was always told that if you can’t find a job which fits exactly what you’re looking for, to take one that is somewhat similar. That way, when you do find the job that fits you better, your resume will still reflect that you were improving your skills and not just sitting back letting your skills go to waste.
Some people are forced to take jobs which do not apply to where they want to be or where their degree was supposed to take them. Some are forced to take entry level jobs even though they are mid or senior level management. In this economy, taking a job, any job, might be good for you. You never know where it could take you.I was always told that if you can’t find a job which fits exactly what you’re looking for, to take one that is somewhat similar. That way, when you do find the job that fits you better, your resume will still reflect that you were improving your skills and not just sitting back letting your skills go to waste.However, my friend recently applied for a job through a friend and she was told to leave out information on her year long, unpaid, full-time internship because it did not necessarily pertain to the job field for which she was applying to.What do you think? Would you take any job? Here are some facts from the Rutgers Survey:

65% would take a lower salary
59% would accept a lower-status job
70% would accept a temporary job

Would you take any job? What would you do?

Do you have any side jobs?

Being Flexible in your job hunt in this Economy

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