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“I need a job with flexible hours for my family.” Are you seeking a job with flexible hours? When you have a family, you need to be able to set the hours and work when you can. The best times are usually during school hours and when you can babysit. Child care is expensive and it’s better for the parent to look after the child rather than have a stranger develop a relationship with your child. Luckily for you, there are bad economy jobs in the health, retail and work at home field.

Jobs for People with Kids and Families

Here are some jobs with the best hours for a family. For the best and top careers for those with a family, consider the medical field. Nursing is a great field where you can get a high income and choose the hours you work. Since this is in high demand, you won’t have to worry about job opportunities. However, this is a tricky one because it does require schooling.

Finding a Part Time Job with Flexible Hours

A job more suitable for someone who does not have time to go back to school is a retail salesperson. With people skills and great work ethics, you can succeed far beyond the regular starting salaries. It is, after all, based on your performance. You can usually find part time work or work in the flexible hours you need.

If you need to have the same schedule as your child, go work at their school as a secretary or a teacher’s assistant. You will get the same hours as your child. The teachers assistant position may require some schooling, however, the secretary position, usually only requires good communication and taking care of administrative duties.

What’s better than working at home? You set your own hours and you don’t answer to anyone. For some, this may be quite a daunting task. It is easy to slack off and not work for a day. When you are your own boss, you work or you don’t get paid. Another huge bonus is that you don’t have to spend money on fuel or get tempted to buy lunches and coffee. Make them at home and save money. Some work at home jobs including customer service reps, accounting for a company or even starting your own business. I suggest you follow your passion if you decide to start. If you love to cook, how about some party planning. If you love to make trinkets or sell things, try EBay or start your own ecommerce store.

Jobs During School Hours

If you are in need of a job that accommodates your school hours, then these flexible jobs are also appropriate. If you are currently in a job that is conflicting with your classes, talk to your employer and work out a compromise. If you have been with the company for a while, convince your boss that going back to school will benefit them in the long run. Make sure to fulfill the work hours and if possible, work on weekends.

The point is, you can always decide how you want to work, see the moments in your child’s life and get your education in the process.

A safe career is an occupation that can withstand recessions and will allow for long term stability. But there is no truly safe career. Before you get scared, listen to the truth. The truth behind a safe career lies not in the type of job position but rather how well you protect and make yourself valuable in a job.

The simplest way is to learn a skill where there is a high demand and is hard for others to excel. This is pretty common sense. However, jobs comes in cycles and these cycles are determined by supply and demand. Don’t expect to get on the hot jobs cycle that lasts for 5 years and think it will continue for the next 20-30 years. If the demand decreases, or if the company can reduce the workforce by implementing a more efficient system, you will lose your job.

Here are some 3 career positions you might have considered, but read this before you take that step. A job title alone does not make a job, safe.

1. If you planned on  going back to get your MBA (Masters in Business Administration). DON’T. Unless it’s a highly reputable school, these programs are nothing more than glorified networking sites. The MBA title does not guarantee you anything. Unless, you paid out of pocket and then it does guarantee a big debt to repay.
2. When college students heard of the huge salaries that awaited them after graduation in the financial sector, many majored in finance to get a piece of that action. Lost of finance jobs were lost in the mortgage crisis and now finance jobs are highly competitive because of the huge supply.
3. Computer programmer jobs were hot in the 90′s with the technology boom and salaries were overinflated. The supply of programmers overwhelmed the demand, businesses were not monetizing, and salaries were cut. Cheaper labor from overseas was also brought in and many programmers went out of work.

So how do you prevent an eventual job loss?

Deciding to go back to school and building your skills up is the single best way to long term stability. Reinforce yourself with “weapons” to attack the job loss monster. If your company offers a education program for cheap or free, use that chance to build a network and sharpen your skills. The career positions I mentioned above can be stable if you make it so. Get a MBA if it’s free and think of it as social networking time. Finance jobs are probably one of the hardest hit in this recession and you won’t see too much stability for this career. For computer programming, improve other important areas like personal communication skills, so you can freelance your own projects.

So yes. Going back to school can help you get a safe career, but it’s your own creativity and ability to maintain worthiness that make it safe, not the title.

How far should you follow your passion?

In a bad economy, savvy entrepreneurs can capitalize on low overhead costs, cheaper commercial leases and advertising

More people are unemployed. There are more spaces for rent. Advertising is cheap. This is a perfect time to start your own business. To put it in a different way, a bad economy is the perfect time to fail a business. You don’t have to invest so much money. There will be more qualified and unemployed people for you to choose from. And you get to do what you love.

A failure could be a great learning experience that will bring you closer to your dream. Yes, even failures can help people realize their dreams. Not everyone knows if their passions are their true calling or just an idea that someone embedded in their minds. A failure can open your eyes. Consider this option if you are unmotivated.