Help Me, Help You! - by Ernie Park - Part-Time Tech

We’re starting up a new version of our job board. Find jobs, post jobs for free. The first job post is live - an hourly data scientist position paying ~$100/hr.

I started Part-Time Tech with just a single post: The future of work isn’t just remote, it’s part-time. I wanted to share my experiences working part-time and make some bold predictions about the future.

4 months, 19 posts, 4 podcasts, 100k+ views, and nearly 100 conversations later, I’ve learned a ton about the space and a more concrete vision has solidified:

Getting a full-time job may not be easy, but it’s straightforward. Look at job boards, go to company websites, get a referral, apply, interview.

Part-time roles rarely present themselves like this. Why? For one, most part-time roles today are found through networking or word-of-mouth referrals. They’re not even listed.

So why not build a job board for part-time? I experimented with this early on, and while I think there’s still room for a traditional job board, I think part-time requires a different approach for a few reasons:

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