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HotJobs placement Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:43:44 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0394_01C90106.2442D100" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-ELNK-AV: 0 X-ELNK-Info: sbv=0; sbrc=.0; sbf=00; sbw=010; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0394_01C90106.2442D100 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0395_01C90106.2442D100" ------=_NextPart_001_0395_01C90106.2442D100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-moonlighting_pros_and_cons_of_a_= second_job-484 =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - =20 Moonlighting: Pros and Cons of a Second Job=20 Larry Buhl, for Yahoo! HotJobs, Yahoo! HotJobs There was a time when moonlighting -- taking on work in addition to your = full-time employment -- was for under-employed workers and the severely = cash-strapped. Today, even working professionals can be cash-strapped, and people in = all fields and income groups are supplementing their main income by = moonlighting. For some, the second job isn't just for the bucks but also = for the skills and the sense of being a free agent. And although extra = part-time jobs used to be verboten, many supervisors are flexible about = a team member who picks up a gig on the side.=20 Experts suggest weighing the pros and cons carefully before you take on = a second job.=20 Pros Money. That's still the biggest reason people take on extra work. And = with gas above $4 a gallon -- and rising health-care premiums, and = income freezes -- extra income can be a lifeline.=20 Security. "Many professionals today are looking at second jobs as a = fallback because they feel, correctly, that their main job is not = completely safe," according to John McKee, president and founder of = BusinessSuccessCoach.net and author of "Career Wisdom."=20 Freedom. A second job or career can bring psychological benefits, such = as the feeling of not being shackled to one company, experts say.=20 New skills. If you're thinking about switching careers but can't take = the plunge, taking a part-time job could be a way to test the waters or = boost your entrepreneurial skills, McKee said.=20 Cons Time. Do you really want to spend 10 or 20 hours a week on another job, = not to mention the commute hassle and the disappointment of significant = others who'd rather see more of you, not less? Conflict of interest. Consulting for a direct (or even indirect) = competitor can put you in a dicey situation, according to J. Daniel = Marr, managing director of the New Hampshire law firm Hamblett and = Kerrigan. "This is a big issue in software and industries where you use = part of what you learned from your primary employer," Marr tells Yahoo = HotJobs. "Employers insist they have rights to your intellectual = property." Performance slippage. One reason many employers look askance at = moonlighters is the fear that they'll burn out. Some companies may = demand your full time and attention, even off-hours. Employer irritation. Even if the company allows moonlighting, = supervisors might not like the idea. "Some will say angrily, 'We're = paying this guy x dollars a year and it's still not enough?'" Marr says. Tips for Making It Work If you are considering a second job, the experts add these three tips: Pick an unrelated field. You'll reduce the risk of burnout and conflict = of interest. A nurse who builds websites part-time, a marketing = professional who teaches music, or an insurance adjuster who moonlights = as a landscape architect would be safer bets. Check with HR. Many companies have moonlighting policies. But even if = they don't, it's wise to see if your second job might be a conflict, = especially if you're considering a professional part-time job or one = that's related to your full-time job, Marr says. Consider why you're doing it. "Supplementing income is fine, but it's = best if a second job is part of an overall life and career plan," McKee = says. "Otherwise you risk scattering your resources." ------=_NextPart_001_0395_01C90106.2442D100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-moonligh= ting_pros_and_cons_of_a_second_job-484
 
 
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Moonlighting:=20 Pros and Cons of a Second Job
Larry = Buhl, for=20 Yahoo! HotJobs, Yahoo! HotJobs

There was a time when moonlighting -- taking on = work in=20 addition to your full-time employment -- was for under-employed workers = and the=20 severely cash-strapped.

Today, even working professionals can be = cash-strapped,=20 and people in all fields and income groups are supplementing their main = income=20 by moonlighting. For some, the second job isn't just for the bucks but = also for=20 the skills and the sense of being a free agent. And although extra = part-time=20 jobs used to be verboten, many supervisors are flexible about a team = member who=20 picks up a gig on the side.

Experts suggest weighing the pros and cons = carefully=20 before you take on a second job.

Pros

Money. That's still the biggest = reason=20 people take on extra work. And with gas above $4 a gallon -- and rising=20 health-care premiums, and income freezes -- extra income can be a = lifeline.

Security. "Many = professionals=20 today are looking at second jobs as a fallback because they feel, = correctly,=20 that their main job is not completely safe," according to John McKee, = president=20 and founder of BusinessSuccessCoach.net and author of "Career=20 Wisdom."

Freedom. A second job or career = can bring=20 psychological benefits, such as the feeling of not being shackled to one = company, experts say.

New skills. If = you're thinking=20 about switching careers but can't take the plunge, taking a part-time = job could=20 be a way to test the waters or boost your entrepreneurial skills, McKee=20 said.

Cons

Time. Do you really want to = spend 10 or=20 20 hours a week on another job, not to mention the commute hassle and = the=20 disappointment of significant others who'd rather see more of you, not = less?

Conflict of interest. = Consulting for a=20 direct (or even indirect) competitor can put you in a dicey situation, = according=20 to J. Daniel Marr, managing director of the New Hampshire law firm = Hamblett and=20 Kerrigan. "This is a big issue in software and industries where you use = part of=20 what you learned from your primary employer," Marr tells Yahoo HotJobs.=20 "Employers insist they have rights to your intellectual property."

Performance slippage. One = reason many=20 employers look askance at moonlighters is the fear that they'll burn = out. Some=20 companies may demand your full time and attention, even off-hours.

Employer irritation. Even if = the company=20 allows moonlighting, supervisors might not like the idea. "Some will say = angrily, 'We're paying this guy x dollars a year and it's still not = enough?'"=20 Marr says.

Tips for Making It Work

If you are considering a second job, the experts = add these=20 three tips:

Pick an unrelated field. You'll = reduce=20 the risk of burnout and conflict of interest. A nurse who builds = websites=20 part-time, a marketing professional who teaches music, or an insurance = adjuster=20 who moonlights as a landscape architect would be safer bets.

Check with HR. Many companies = have=20 moonlighting policies. But even if they don't, it's wise to see if your = second=20 job might be a conflict, especially if you're considering a professional = part-time job or one that's related to your full-time job, Marr = says.

Consider why = you're doing it.=20 "Supplementing income is fine, but it's best if a second job is part of = an=20 overall life and career plan," McKee says. "Otherwise you risk = scattering your=20 resources."

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