As my search for part-time employment for this upcoming semester has been frustrating so far, with many places advertising that they’re hiring but few places offering prompt responses as to whether or not they’re interested in actually doing so, I was encouraged by this observation from snagajob.com:

The job outlook has been gloomy for a while now. The unemployment rate hit 7.2 percent in December, the highest it’s been since 1993, and almost 2.6 million people lost their jobs in 2008. Ugh.

But new President Barack Obama is promising positive change for unemployed and underemployed Americans. In a speech Jan. 8, President Obama said his plan “recognizes both the paradox and the promise of this moment—the fact that there are millions of Americans trying to find work even as, all around the country, there’s so much work to be done.”

He proposes to create jobs in construction and engineering: repairing roads and bridges, modernizing federal buildings, and building solar panels and wind turbines. President Obama has also talked about the need to computerize all medical records in five years, creating a huge opportunity for information technology jobs and data entry jobs.

Some industries remain strong and continue to add jobs. If you’re looking for work, consider health care jobs or education jobs. The outlook for government jobs is good too, and we know someone who’s hiring—President Obama himself. We hear the Cabinet jobs have already been taken, but if you’re interested in working for his administration, apply here. The U.S. Census Bureau is also looking for part-time census takers.

I’m curious what the author meant by “education jobs,” specifically whether it refers to public education and whether it refers to a specific segment of the educational spectrum, such as K-12 or colleges and universities, or is applicable to all education jobs.

Written at 11:57 am         ||         Filed under: General
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