By Michelle Goodman
You need to start bringing home a little extra bacon for your family, but you also need to be available when your kids wake from their nap or get home from school. Not to worry. You don't have to sign up for the overnight night shift to around your kids' schedule. Herewith, eight part-time jobs that pay decently and offer some degree of flexibility.
By Carol Tice
Winter holiday work has often come with perks, from cheap software to clothing discounts. This year, with the economy tough, many employers are playing it coy about their perks and not advertising them in their job listings, says Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of the temp-job portal FlexJobs.
"I think employers are getting so many applicants for any job posting, they're not playing up their benefits as much as they typically would," she says.
But perks are still out there. Smart job-hunters will have to tease out information about perks in their job interviews to find out what extra goodies an employer may offer aside from a quick seasonal paycheck.
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