Part-Time Job
 

Hey guys, I got a question. I want to pick up a part-time job, for Friday evenings, and/or Saturday mid-morning/afternoon/evening.

What would be a good job to pick up? Other than delivering Pizza, I'm having a brain fart, I just want to have a side part-time job that I can do per week. I don't want any cooking jobs or anything like that however.

home depot. they have tons of students working there since their part-time is very flexible.

host/busser/server for a restaurant?
Usually restaurants love having people work for weekends because it's easier and also less people prefer to work weekend evenings

Valet

First time post...might as well take advantage...

I'm in the same boat, and I'm just a kid in high school with an L, so no driving jobs for me. I've tried it all, Craigslist, Monster, Working.com, and nothing is there for students. Even Crappy Tire isn't looking right now. There's no weekend jobs for high school kids as of now, but places are gonna hire in March, from what every place I applied to mentioned..

I know most of the people here are outta high school, but I suppose it's worth a shot for myself.

tbh....try mcdicks if you're in hs... easy to get a job, pretty flexible, and good on a resume... also try tim hortons. they advertise that they like hiring students and that the schedules can be flexible to your needs.

panago call centre?

-get paid $10/hr
-work friday, saturday or sunday
-minimum of 12 hrs a week

Tried mcdicks, hated it. But I've been thinking of Timmy Ho's since I live in between 2 that are within 20 minutes of each other walking. I'm guessing their wages are probably better than mcdicks 6.75 an hour.

I tried to apply to McDonalds part-time. They saw on my resume a university degree, my current employer and position within the company, my professional designations, and then suddenly told me I was over-qualified.

I was offended.

^ i did that once!
after leaving my previous job, i decided to piss them off by applying to 7-11. i asked them to call my references. my former employer messaged me saying "WTF!!!"

hahahhah

i told him it's still better than working with him! LOL

GOLD!

Lots of people are being turned away from jobs just because of overqualification. I probably have a better chance at a warehousing job this summer over someone with a university degree.

Thanks for some of the replies, couldn't do McDicks or Tim Horton's though, not my kind of thing, LOL.

Paramount aka Scotiabank Theater now? too many name changes!!

Server at busy resturant

with the economy being what it is, it's kind of hard to find a job these days.

scorekeeping hockey games I think the pay ranges from 8-12 bucks per game. I think VIHL is looking for score keepers

I always wanted to work at a movie theater because of the perks (free movies!), or a rental place, or even something like Starbucks (I love coffee). However I never did that because with my degree I was able to find a job which paid over 20 an hour after my first year.

Wrong. If you have a degree, it is always a plus as depending on your degree, you can get promoted and be a plus for the business.

This is not a case of over-qualification.

Yeah. I know. Gee...I wasted my life going through years of school to get a degree and a career with a multi-billion dollar company that supports my rather comfortable lifestyle.

I'm an example of fail-at-life. Yup. :cry:

I'm not talking about those high-end jobs that can net huge salaries, it's not too hard for someone with the qualifications to get hired into the industry they went into university for. I meant that overqualified people are being turned away from labour jobs like warehousing or other jobs that don't seem to suit the degree the person holds.

Explain your logic on this.

How could possessing a degree from a university hinter your opportunity at getting hired? That makes absolutely no sense. That is like saying "oh because I have extra knowledge and above average intelligence, this will inhibit me from being hired!"

Why would someone with a university degree hinder their chance? Who would you rather hire: two exact same people, one holds a university degree and the other one holds nothing. Which would you hire?

Yeah, thats right.

Let's put it this way: who would you hire in this situation? It's a warehouse job where it's long hours for decent pay, and you've narrowed it down to the kid who just got out of university and is holding a degree, and has little job experience outside of retail and marketing or the person who's in their mid 30's with a family and has formal background in warehousing, but has a bit of post-secondary education.

Only reason I mentioned this was because I remember it from a news segment I watched where an employer had to turn down people with university degrees due to being overqualified for a warehousing job. Everyone has an equal chance of getting a job, but what's the point of a degree in biotechnology to work in a warehouse or order picking?

Speaking from a management position in a pizza company I'd definately hire the candidate WITHOUT the university degree. Just for the simple fact that this person who has gone to university is overqualified for a simple job and not only may they expect more pay, but more than likely won't be around for too long. You don't go to university to learn how to cook or deliver pizza for 10$ an hour, and chances are it will only be a job for extra cash while you find a career. Yet that good for nothing high school drop out might jus be around forever.

haha that last line, lhahah lolshit awesome.

A major problem for emplyers is a high turn over rate.
Why would they waste their money and time to train someone to have them leave ? (which is likely a university graduate)..

Chances of a High school kid sticking around because he has no where else to go is a lot safer and profitable..
Even if he doesn't attend post secondary, he has a chance of moving up (a bit) in the company. WITH post secondary, his earning potential in that company becomes really high

The people who earn the high incomes usually start from the bottom up (of course also with some form of education)