Part-Time Jobs: The Quest for Job Flexibility

Quintessential Careers features an article titled "A Guide for Teens: How to Find a Summer or Part-Time Job." Read their seven-step plan of action, suggested places of work and hints on what employers look for in teens.

The Teenager's Guide to the Real World has an online publication that suggest ways teens can spend their spare time and earn a little extra money. Read about employment problems many teens have encountered during their experiences. The featured book can be ordered online from this Web site, or through Amazon.

JobDoggy.com is a search tool for teen jobs with additional resources for young job seekers. Get resume help, general articles and labor law information.

The College Board helps high school students find equilibrium between schoolwork and a part-time job. With a list of general considerations, tips and questions you might want to ask yourself before taking on a part-time job, the College Board aims to ensure healthier, more successful educations for high schoolers.

Monster.com an advice section that features this article, titled "Ready to Go Part-Time as a Working Mom?" It provides caveats about pay cuts, the benefits of having more time out of the office and a list of advice for the transition.

BusinessWeek presents the "Working Parents" blog, written by various authors all offering their personal takes on balancing careers with the rest of your life. Browse posts by topic category or date. Especially useful are the articles titled "Part-Time: The Best or the Worst of all Worlds?" and "The Perils of Part-Time".

TheLaborOfLove.com knows that it can be hard to deal with the blow to your paycheck when you transition from full to part-time. In an article adapted from the Work Options Web site, "Going Part-Time: How to Afford Cutting Back Your Hours," there are two exercises for assessing your needs and formulating goals as well as a checklist to ensure that your spousal support will be sufficient.

Self-Made Mom is middle management at the office, and still seems to maintain a positive view when it comes to working part-time as a mother. Although many entries focus on daily life, she also writes about issues that arise at work and how she is treated differently as a part-time worker rather than full-time employee.

Monster.com's advice section features an article for a 50+ audience looking to ease into retirement by first going part-time. While the article stresses that going part-time as an older person requires a lot of compromising, it also details how flexibility might work to your advantage.

AARP offers job search advice for seniors. You'll find sections to help you develop a job search and become a better networker, and tips for how to write your resume and interview well.

Retirement Jobs presents advice for retirees and senior job seekers. Read or listen to articles covering a variety of topics, including "Overcoming Age Discrimination" and "Retired Husband Syndrome."