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I’ve done some freelance writing work, but I’ve always done that work. At one point, I had it on my resume, but I didn’t find it to be helpful (if anything, I found some employers asked me if it would take me away from my availability for the job they wanted to hire me to do), so I took it off.
I list my experience as “Selected job history” on my resume, so it’s not expected to be comprehensive.
Note that if you take a role that gets paid hourly, it may interfere with your unemployment benefits. So double check the details before accepting a role.
Mentor
In this economy I am finding it hard to find a relevant part time gig as well.
Coach
Oh yeah. I mean not relevant. Like a part time retail job.
Yes, that's completely a valid option. One friend of mine started a lawnmower-repair business; didn't need that on the resume. If you have a lot of retail experience and like that, go for it. Some places are open to the fact you are older and reliable. Some are not. Most don't believe me when I try to "downscale" into those types of jobs. Instead, I often pick up short-term contract jobs in my line of work. Short-term W2 contracts turned out to be "goldmines" because I could go in, make a big difference, and try new things, pay the bills, and all of them turned out very much to open doors for my resume because you're usually advising and solving problems. When the contract ends, easy to explain and you'll qualify for unemployment. 3 out of 4 W2 contract jobs I did were "extended" because they wanted to keep me around. With your job title, I would recommend doing W2 contract instead of retail, because the pay per hour may be much higher, and that's something you can use to negotiate for other jobs plus it helps your social security earnings. I went from a FTE job into W2 contract and doubled my rate in 2021, then kept that trend going and negotiated that rate into my next FTE job. Good luck!
Coach
Yeah - I’ve done contract work in the past but even landing contract gigs right now is competitive so retail is helping keep the lights on while I find something else. It is incredibly rare to see a part time PM contract role. I’m sure it happens, but most that I’ve seen are full time. I have gotten some consulting gigs in the past that are part time but they were through personal contacts and not posted jobs - like if they hadn’t brought me on part time to help because they knew me they probably wouldn’t have brought anyone on at all. Would love to hear if others have seen actual postings for part time PM work.
Someone on this chain asked "where you do find these jobs" and wanted a part-time PM job. I cannot answer directly, so I will here.
The professional-level contract jobs I'm talking about typically are 40-hour a week full-time jobs where you would plan on working 3, 6, or 12 months or more nonstop except for unpaid time off for weekends/holidays. On LinkedIn, you will find the most external recruiters who place people at these jobs for their national or local contracting/placement agencies; they often contact me because I keep a strong profile of what I have to offer. I keep a list of W2 contract companies and their recruiters plus reach out to them often when I find contract hybrid or onsite jobs in my area. As someone else said, contract W2 is a competitive field too right now when it comes to remote jobs.
I am interested in part-time work too in my profession. What I've learned is part-time professional work is usually done in a completely different path where one goes for 1099 work as in establishing your own consulting company or creating something of value and selling it instead of hourly W2 work.