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Ask HN: Where do you find part time jobs?

26 points by akudha 5y ago

10-20 hours per week, max. Already aware of places like Upwork, don't want to go there. Any other hidden gems you are aware of?

warrenm 5y ago
might check https://wfh.io https://wfh.io and see what they list for part-time gigs
kodon 5y ago
Find a Bootcamp looking for "mentors" in your field. Don't be afraid of you are not an "expert". You can learn as you teach the curriculum. Just stay ahead of your students. I learned a ton this way.
- HeyLaughingBoy 5y ago
  I have a friend who did this for AutoCAD about 25 years ago. Taught it at a community college, never having used it before. In his own words "I just have to stay one week ahead of the class and it all works out."
  - bitxbitxbitcoin 5y ago
    Marge Simpson did this with piano lessons.
  - akudha 5y ago
    Lol, that is a smart way to do it. Until one student comes along, who is two weeks ahead of the class and the teacher
    - davidajackson 5y ago
      "We'll cover that next week."
  - yesenadam 5y ago
    Hehe. I used to rehearse with a singer who I also taught music theory to. She in turn taught young kids music, usually whatever chord she'd learnt from me in the previous week. I imagine she was a far better teacher for them than I could've been.
chrisa 5y ago
Call yourself a consultant or freelancer, and make it clear you're looking for part time clients. I generally do either 20 hours/week (billed monthly), or per project billing (which can be as many or as few hours as you want). As for actually finding the work, start with people you know and let them know you're looking for a client for 10-20 hours per week; if no one is hiring directly, ask for intros to anyone they might know who might be looking. Another thing you can do is contact small to medium consultancies in your area and mention that you have 10-20 hours of time if they have any projects they want to sub-contract; that works pretty well usually.
quickthrower2 5y ago
If you are working full time now ask your manager if you can go part time. If no then ask if you can do 4 days. If no ask if you can take unpaid leave so you get more annual leave. Other than that you can ask recruiters of full time positions if they know of anything part time - if they like your cv they might go to bat for you to get you in somewhere part time that wasn’t originally intended to be.
fm2606 5y ago
It has been a while (2018) but I found my part time job on Dice.com. It was great while it lasted for approx 2 years

26 points by akudha 5y ago

10-20 hours per week, max. Already aware of places like Upwork, don't want to go there. Any other hidden gems you are aware of?

warrenm 5y ago

might check https://wfh.io https://wfh.io and see what they list for part-time gigs

kodon 5y ago

Find a Bootcamp looking for "mentors" in your field. Don't be afraid of you are not an "expert". You can learn as you teach the curriculum. Just stay ahead of your students. I learned a ton this way.

HeyLaughingBoy 5y ago
I have a friend who did this for AutoCAD about 25 years ago. Taught it at a community college, never having used it before. In his own words "I just have to stay one week ahead of the class and it all works out."
- bitxbitxbitcoin 5y ago
  Marge Simpson did this with piano lessons.
- akudha 5y ago
  Lol, that is a smart way to do it. Until one student comes along, who is two weeks ahead of the class and the teacher
  - davidajackson 5y ago
    "We'll cover that next week."
- yesenadam 5y ago
  Hehe. I used to rehearse with a singer who I also taught music theory to. She in turn taught young kids music, usually whatever chord she'd learnt from me in the previous week. I imagine she was a far better teacher for them than I could've been.

chrisa 5y ago

Call yourself a consultant or freelancer, and make it clear you're looking for part time clients. I generally do either 20 hours/week (billed monthly), or per project billing (which can be as many or as few hours as you want). As for actually finding the work, start with people you know and let them know you're looking for a client for 10-20 hours per week; if no one is hiring directly, ask for intros to anyone they might know who might be looking. Another thing you can do is contact small to medium consultancies in your area and mention that you have 10-20 hours of time if they have any projects they want to sub-contract; that works pretty well usually.

quickthrower2 5y ago

If you are working full time now ask your manager if you can go part time. If no then ask if you can do 4 days. If no ask if you can take unpaid leave so you get more annual leave. Other than that you can ask recruiters of full time positions if they know of anything part time - if they like your cv they might go to bat for you to get you in somewhere part time that wasn’t originally intended to be.

fm2606 5y ago

It has been a while (2018) but I found my part time job on Dice.com. It was great while it lasted for approx 2 years