Could a robot take your part-time job?

In Kingsport, Tenn., ice cream’s being served with a twist. Instead of ordering a cone from the counter, customers can use a touchscreen to create a customized soft-serve ice cream dish—made by a robot.
At Discovery Ice Cream, kids can watch a robotic arm named Puffin put together a concoction the menu describes as “3 layers of [...]

Black Friday II: The Revenge

The day after Thanksgiving has long been associated with early-morning mall getaways, long lines stacked in front of the cash register and mob scenes worthy of a Guatemalan soccer game… although they call it football down there.
But the day after Christmas ranks a close second in terms of retail activity. And being that this year’s [...]

What the heck is a barista?

It begs the question: What the heck is a “barista?” Isn’t it just a fancy name for an easy job? Oh, quite the contrary…
The word is actually Italian for bartender, and refers to workers who serve anything from espresso to beer. The Americanized version of the word refers to an expert coffee maker. In other [...]

Confessions of a Part-TimeJobs.com blogger

SnagAJob.com and Part-TimeJobs.com are looking for some hot topics to tackle in our blog. They need to be related to part-time jobs and be fun – and that’s all.

Suri Cruise joins America’s part-time workforce

Before he was donning eye patches in holiday blockbusters or jumping on Oprah’s couch, Tom Cruise was working as a busboy in New York City. (See, part-time jobs can lead to fame.)
Now Cruise’s and Katie Holmes’ daughter baby Suri, who was allegedly born in an alien spacecraft, is following daddy’s footsteps, sort of.
At a mere [...]

Bureau of Labor Statistics – November

Employment Situation Summary
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the  unemployment rate is on the rise within most sectors. There is good news for those currently in or those heading into the health care industry.
The Stats:
Total civilian labor force: 154.6 million
Unemployment Rate: 6.7%

(up from 6.5% in October – fell by 533,000 jobs)

Number of [...]

Find Customer Service Jobs

Start your customer service job search today
If you’re looking for jobs and you don’t know where to start, customer service jobs might be the best place to kick things off. The perfect answer for any job search, customer service jobs offer a great variety of work across all industries. For example, you could be [...]

Job Loss Is Worst In 30 Years

Finding holiday cheer in a crumby economy
The news isn’t good. We lost 533,000 jobs in November. (We checked in the lost and found, but unfortunately all we found was a few WHAM! CDs and some broken sunglasses.)
That makes two million total jobs flushed down the drain this year. Jobs of all shapes, sizes and industries…Teen [...]

Seasonal & Holiday Jobs Rule

Three reasons working holiday hours rule
As we constantly mention, one of the best benefits of shift work is the scheduling flexibility if often affords workers. Then again, one of the worst parts about part-time jobs can be the challenging schedule. Huh.
If that doesn’t make sense, maybe this will help: Depending on your seniority, the size [...]