Part-time opportunities??????

[dbielski]

Hello,

I am an IT Professional specializing in the Data Management field (data modeling, data analysis, etc). However, I only want part-time work as I have still have small children. I live in Atlanta and cannot find anything part-time in this field. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks.

[prorecruiter]

P/t oppty's unfortunately are few & far between. Although you'd think companies would be saving $ over full-time help, when a company gets approval for budget $ it's usually on the basis of a full 40hr week, so managers prefer hiring individuals available the full week. Plus, having a person there f/t makes them available to work on other tasks. I don't mean to sound negative, but you'll need to look harder to find these opptys - although they are still out there.

Since you'll see less job ads for p/t work, the best approach will be to have a recruiter with company relationships proactively market you. Sometimes a good recruiter can generate interest and sell the benefits of your p/t services even though they may not actively be looking for p/t help. Hope this helps... good luck!

[blaze95]

You can also try one of the sites that cater to "freelance" work (one that come to mind is hotgigs.com, there are more, just can't think of any other off the top of my head). These sights actually receive "requirements" from both vendors and end-client companies who are looking for freelance work. Sometimes it's 40 hours a week on site, sometimes it's for 40 hours per week off-site and sometimes it's for a partial week committment. You might be able to find requests for "long-term" committments, but for only 1-2 days worth of work per week. Or, you might find things for shorter terms (like a company who needs someone for only 2-3 weeks) and they might be open to breaking the work down into smaller parcels (like having someone work 4-5 hours perday and deliver the work in 3-4 weeks instead of 2-3 weeks) - if it was a "win-win". Something to look into.