How do I get a part time job in the evenings or weekends

sprinklesspanky

I am currently employed in a full time contract position in the day, but I am finding my wages just aren’t making ends meet. I would love to get a job in the evenings or on the weekends to supplement my income.

Something like taking incoming customer service calls, or even working as a barman would be grand.

However, I find recruiters, job websites, and employers aren’t advertising these types of jobs, I mean they’ve got to be out there.

I don’t think recruiters want to touch these types of jobs because the commission fee for placing a candidate wouldn’t be much, so therefore job websites don’t carry adverts for these types of jobs because recruiters aren’t advertising them… So how do you find them? Any websites I could try? Know of anyone who is looking for evening workers?

Thanks for any help.

c - 13

Don't waste your time waiting for places to look for people.

Go into the places CV in hand and ask to speak to the manager/supervisor. Tell them your looking for x/y/z work and you would appreciate if they called you if anything comes up.

Probably the wrong forum though ...

Conor108

Theres a Work & Jobs section under Business

copacetic

Moved from Lifehacking.

Part time jobs like the ones you mention are usually found by asking at the business. i.e dropping in to the late night shop/takeway/pub asking do they need shelf stackers/delivery people/barmen etc.

Also a lot of shops are currently looking for christmas staff and have application forms instore.

sprinklesspanky

copacetic wrote: »

Moved from Lifehacking.

Part time jobs like the ones you mention are usually found by asking at the business. i.e dropping in to the late night shop/takeway/pub asking do they need shelf stackers/delivery people/barmen etc.

Also a lot of shops are currently looking for christmas staff and have application forms instore.

Great advice that; I'll get started this weekend. Thanks.

the_syco

sprinklesspanky wrote: »

Great advice that; I'll get started this weekend. Thanks.

Look before you leap. Pay much tax? You'll be paying more tax when working in both the new job + current job at the same time. This may mean s small bit extra, or it may mean that whatever extra you work, ends up in the taxmans account, not yours.

AARRRGH

Well, you could try the first jobsite in my signature (parttimejobs.ie), or search on jobs.ie with the "show part-time jobs only" box ticked.

I reckon call centres are you best option, or something like working in a bar. I know there is a place on Jervis Street who cold call people asking for their opinion on things... they're always looking for people. They are the door next to McDonalds.

John Mason

you want a cash in hand job, go around to all your local chipper, food delievery places.

You could also try the caters who work at the music venues around the city, the main people for the RDS are Circuit Catering and Fitzer in Croke Park but there are loads of handy jobs around

sprinklesspanky

all great suggestions, thank you

Dudess

Waiting tables means tax-free tips. Also, someone else started a thread like this a while back but I can't find it. Anyway, pizza delivery was suggested, which I thought was a great idea.

Call centres are awful. Avoid if possible.

Red Alert

One of the lads in the lab I work in used to do a couple of nights a week for Domino's.

shawnee

Let your friends and contacts know you are looking for work, most jobs are filled by contacts.

hexagramer

coming up to xmas i know a guy that bought a load of remote controlled toys from china and sells them at all the weekend markets, now that was a gud idea coming up to christmas the little lads go CRAZY for the RC helicopters. he sold craploads last weekend.

those are little things you can think off. and there cash in hand too.

i made and sold hampers over ebay recently. thers another one.

petethebrick

If you could handle it pulling rickshaws in the city centre can earn you decent money and get you in shape for the holidays. Need to be fairly fit and tolerant of **** however.

sprinklesspanky

Hi so I applied for work at Marks and Spencers and got a call back... the Marks and Spencer employee on the other end of the line said that it was illegal to work over 39.5 hours a week for one employer... but I've worked tons of overtime before at others jobs.. is this true?

AARRRGH

sprinklesspanky wrote: »

the Marks and Spencer employee on the other end of the line said that it was illegal to work over 39.5 hours a week for one employer... but I've worked tons of overtime before at others jobs.. is this true?

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/employment/employment-rights-and-conditions/hours-of-work/working_week