Top 10 popular part-time jobs

We have compiled a list of the top 10 part-time jobs that employers post and job seekers apply in the current market based on the statistics obtained from YourPartTime.com. See below for jobs that you can look forward to work in the future. Happy job hunting!

1. Teachers/tutors

Under the Education/Training category of YourPartTime.com, this job is immensely popular among young and working adults alike. Whether in the tuition centre or home-based, this job is popular because of the flexibility and reasonable income generator. This job always requires many backup in case the current teachers are on leave, medical leave or have an emergency. Come in handy to slot in teachers temporarily while waiting for the permanent one to resume his/her duty.

2. General/office admin

Under the HR/Administration category of YourPartTime.com, this job is in demand because it does not require one to have a Bachelor Degree or Diploma at the least to work. SPM and STPM leavers can also opt for this job to just gain working experience while improving one skill. Jobs ranging from receptionist work to data entry can help one gain extra income. Some companies even allow some of their part-timers to work from home (as in the case of data entry). One can expect these kinds of jobs to be snapped up like hot cakes after being posted in YourPartTime.com.

3. Tele-marketer

Under the HR/Administration category of YourPartTime.com, this job requires constant communication because one will have to be on the phone all the time. The nature of the job is generally to do sales via phone calling. Normally, employers would prefer graduates to work for them, but undergraduates will also be entertained for part-time and temporary position. This will be a key job to many industries in the near future who seek to outsource their work to tele-marketing companies.

4. Affiliate marketing

Under the HR/Administration category of YourPartTime.com, this job is well-suited for those who just cannot sit in the office. Basically running on ground sales, this job is very popular among fresh graduates in sales, marketing and business background. Some companies call those who work in this position as “Sales Agents”, “Sales Partners” or simply “Agents”. Part-timers usually work on commission-basis based on the success rate requirements of the company they are attached with.

5. Waiter/Waitress

Under the Hotel / Restaurant / F&B category of YourPartTime.com, this job is currently the undisputed number 1 job preferences of YourPartTime.com client and applicants. This job caters many job types; from hotel banquets to catering services for events and generally require a number of staffs to stand-by. In the bustling city of Kuala Lumpur, major events happening here is endless. Therefore, there are many opportunities for interested job seekers to hunt for a job in this field. And not to mention with the abundant Quick Serving Restaurants, fast food joints and fine dining restaurants in the city, the turnover rate of part-timers is extremely high.

6. Ushers

Under the Hotel / Restaurant / F&B category of YourPartTime.com, this job is popular due to the high income and not-so-difficult work environment. Again, with the unlimited events happening in the heart of Kuala Lumpur and its surroundings, one need not worry about the opportunities to work part-time just for a day or two. Coupled with the fact that these events companies urgently need part-timers, it is them not you who are desperate to ensure their event is a successful one.

7. Promoters/Brand ambassadors

Under the Marketing/Sales/Events category of YourPartTime.com, this job undoubtedly the number 1 job preference among job seekers. Based on statistics from YourPartTime.com, approximately 4 out of 5 job seekers or 80% of them registered on our site have stated their interest to work in this category. All industries imaginable need promoters to run their business. They also need part-timers to be stationed at various events that they took part. Fairs like PIKOM PC Fair which is held frequently all over the country is one of the many examples part-timers can work ever-so-often and earn quick money.

8. Programmer/Designer

Under the IT Freelance/Computer/Designer category of YourPartTime.com, this job is hugely popular for the IT-smart people. With IT set to lead the way of business operations, knowledge of programming language like MySQL, Java and PHP are what sets them apart from other ordinary job seekers. Usually hired on contract basis and freelance, they can hop from one project to the other and even doing 2-3 projects at one go! Popular job types like graphic, flash and web designer are what new and existing companies are turning to nowadays.

9. Volunteer

Under the Services category of YourPartTime.com, this job is where many are chasing for to gain experience from other places they cannot achieve. In other words, one cannot obtain these experiences from any other conventional job offer in any other job sites. For example, the chance to be a volunteer for World Vision, a non-profit organization that focuses on poverty and the chance to assist organizers for Manchester United football club world tour. There are also some major local events that require volunteers like SEA Games and the recent WCIT in KL.

10. Trainee

Under the Services category and the under brand new tab “Internship” in the home page of YourPartTime.com, undergraduates and fresh graduates now can look forward to do internship or industrial training in companies offering this. With the launch of this feature, even first and second year students nationwide can have the chance to do internship with the aim to gain experiences in the real world and picking up various soft skills in the process.

Women Business Power Through Good and Bad Times

In current times, it is not what you know but who you know and the network that you belong. Welcome to the 1st Asia Women Business Power Conference, organized by MIRC and to be held on 18th June 2009 at Technology Park Malaysia.Over 400 business leaders, CEOs and exceptional women will come together in the celebration of women entrepreneurs and their achievements.

This conference features powerful and inspiring women entrepreneurs throughout the region and promises to be both inspiring and motivational to all participants. The event will provide insights to the business world from the eyes of women who lived through the rigors of tough economies, war and traditional mindsets and still made it through, now carrying wisdom and knowledge to share and success stories to tell. Speakers from Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia and Laos are expected to share their entrepreneurial journey and hard-earned wisdom under the auspices of the 1st Asia Women Business Power Conference.


This conference is part of MIRC's effort to kick-start its Women Incubation Program, a program that helps to develop and nurture women entrepreneurs. In this current economic situation, MIRC aspires to empower more women into the entrepreneurial world and we hope that this 1st Asia Women Business Power Conference will inspire and motivate more women to be entrepreneurs.


A major highlight of the event is the creation of an Asia Women Business Network which will become a platform to foster closer cooperation among women entrepreneurs throughout the region. MIRC also hopes to launch the MIRC Women Entrepreneurs Fund to support women entrepreneurs to start-up new businesses.

See detail about the conference below:




The conference is anticipated to bring together participants from all over Asia, including Bahrain, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.

YourPartTime.com,Janet Tan is one of the panel for the session "Growing Next Generation Talent"

To register for this conference,CLICK HERE

YourPartTime.com in BarCamp Penang

What is BarCamp?

BarCamp is basically a very open, participant-driven workshop event where people share knowledge and ideas and expand their social and business network.

There is usually no particular theme. Those people who want to share ideas and knowledge - of any subject, in any field - could register for time and room (http://barcampp.pbworks.com/Schedule-for-BarCamp-Penang) to host their session. Then, the rest of the people could come to event for free and join any session that they are interested in. If they find that the session uninteresting, they could just leave and go to the next one.

Following are some of the event lining up and who you can expect to meet there!

















For more information, click HERE or HERE

Michael and Janet from YourPartTime.com will be there to share their unique experience with all participants on the 6th of June.


Thank you so much for the support everyone and see you at BarCamp!See you there.!!

YourPartTime.com in Karnival Kerjaya & Keusahawanan Kebangsaan 2009

YourPartTime.com in action.

YourPartTime.com exhibited in Karnival Kerjaya & Keusahawanan Kebangsaan 2009 last weekend.





Karnival Kerjaya & Keusahawanan Kebangsaan 2009 (National Career & Entrepreneurship Carnival)is organised by The Ministry of Higher Education.This carnival recorded the largest career and entrepreneur fair in the country, entering the Malaysia Book of Record.



Among the many activities & highlights of the carnival are: Resume Clinic, stage activities, Internship corner, On-the-spot interviews, Consultations on career and entrepreneurship, Career talk by industry experts and succesful entrepreneurs, and many more.





See part-time jobs available during that fair at www.YourPartTime.com.Register NOW and get the hot jobs matches you.

The Star : Managing finances while freelancing

The Star,Saturday May 16, 2009

YourPartTime.com Director,Gerard quoted in this article.

CALL it freelancing, casual or part-time employment, being free to fleet from one job to another does have its appeal. Time flexibility and the opportunity to expand one’s work experience or horizon are some of its main attractions besides being able to choose the lifestyle that one wants to lead.

However, it does come with some risks. One of the hazards of freelancing is that payment may not always be on-time unless one is recruited through a temp agency. Furthermore, work may not always be available, especially during recessions.

Chan Li Jin, 39, a freelance writer for the past nine years and also a former freelance tour guide from 1994 until 2000, says it is crucial to be financially organised and disciplined with spending. Interestingly, she says it was easier to manage finances as a freelancer than when she was working on a full-time job.

Chan is also a mother of four kids whose husband is a freelance tour guide.

“When I worked full-time, even briefly, there was the tendency to spend on impulse simply because I knew there will be money coming in the form of the next monthly cheque. But since I started freelancing, I ask myself at least three times whether I really need something before buying it. Otherwise, it will sit there as a horrible reminder of how I’ve wasted hard-earned money,” Chan says.

She says finances “were a bit tight in the initial years, but in retrospect, I think it was due to the fact that I was starting a family”. “That means having to be careful with the money when the kids were younger. Initially, I found it frustrating because whatever money my husband and I had, it always seemed to disappear,” Chan recalls.

She says she started drawing up the numbers – the family’s fixed expenses every month and how much they could save. “In the early years, I relied on a simple principle. I’ll use my husband’s revenue to pay off all expenses every month while whatever I made went into a savings account for us to buy a house,” Chan says.

She says as her revenue grew, enough was saved to pay off the house entirely. “The bank officer who processed the release papers for the total loan settlement told me I saved myself RM15,000 by paying off my loan and I’m now able to upgrade to a bigger and more comfortable house using the same principles – keep fixed expenses within control and save the rest for other goals,” Chan says.

In case anyone wants to know, there were no problems getting house and car loans. Chan says the only problem was getting a credit card. “I only managed to get my first credit card in 2003 when I was full-time editor of a health magazine,” she adds.

Ooi Ying Nee, 25, a freelance public relations consultant, copywriter and magazine designer for the past year says all that is needed for a loan is proof of income through invoices, receipts and stubs. As for credit cards, she got hers while working full-time for a weekly business publication.

Ooi agrees with Chan on managing expenses especially in the absence of a steady pay cheque. “I make sure my expenses don’t exceed my income and I try to save as much as I can,” she says.

Fortunately, most of Ooi’s clients have been good paymasters. “They’ll pay within a month of the invoice issued — but there are some that take more than three months. And horror of horrors, some have taken more than six months!” she says, adding that she has provisions for late payments.

On the subject of savings, Chan says she is heavily invested in insurance and unit trusts. “I keep a reasonably diverse portfolio and have three different agents to advise on different trusts,” she adds.

Chan says insurance, especially for those with families, provides crucial protection in the event one is unable to work due to accidents or illness.

“My kids are all covered with the same policy, as well as education, for their future needs. Although paying all those policies is financially taxing, they all form part of my forced savings for the future,” she says.

Ooi, on the other hand, has not thought so far ahead but is in the beginning stages of investment planning. “My human capital is still one of the biggest contributions to my income and I will always invest in that.”

Chan says the advantage of being a freelancer is that it gives one the opportunity to plan one’s life. “You can choose to slow down a little or speed things up, as dictated by your life priorities,” she says.

YourPartTime.com director Gerard Lim, who is a founder of an online service for part-timers, says the basic rule in life is “to work within the lifestyle you want”.

Chan agrees, saying that not everyone is cut out for the freelance life. “If you don’t have a compelling reason why you prefer not to work full-time, you’ll find yourself sending out job applications very soon,” she says.

“There are individuals who work part-time or freelance and make good money, especially if it’s skilled work like designing, programming, writing, professional or consulting services,” Lim says.

He says most people who get a part-time job do it because of the extra income but most actually work part-time while waiting for a more permanent job. “However, there are also individuals who work part-time because of passion and not necessarily for the money,” Lim says.

Chan says the most important factor for a good life in the golden years is to be debt-free. “As long as there are no more loans to service, I believe retirement can be quite comfortable if it means living a simple life but being the perpetual optimist I see myself writing well into my golden years!”

Original article at HERE

Star-Jobs H.E.L.P.: Working Part Time

Angelreena Lim and Joel Lim from the Young News Network (YNN) chats with Michael Tan from yourparttime.com about working part time, its benefits and how people should not view working part time as a desperate measure.

Part 2 : Star-Jobs h.e.l.p Part-Time Week

Featured companies in Star-Jobs h.e.l.p Part-Time Week on 7th May 2009 are Taylor's Group,Asia Experience,Payne Enterprise,Cathay Cineplexes,YourPartTime.com.

Part 1 : Star-Jobs h.e.l.p Part-Time Week

YourPartTime.com and Star-Jobs h.e.l.p will mutually provide job seekers nationwide an opportunity for walk-in interviews with selected companies which register with YourPartTime.com. This will serve to provide a more efficient and effective means of matching job seekers with companies.

Companies will have the opportunity to meet interested job seekers face-to-face and job seekers, the opportunity for an interview session.

Part featuring Genting Group,TGI Friday,Italianese,Tenji Japanese Buffet,Palace of Golden Horses and YourPartTime.com












See you this Thursday,7th May 2009 from 2pm-6pm.

Featured companies:

- Taylor's Group
- Asia Experience
- Payne Enterprise
- Cathay Cineplexes
- YourPartTime.com

See you there...

more info at http://www.yourparttime.com/help/

Interview session with The Star Online TV

Interview session with The Star Online TV regarding part-time employment in Malaysia in conjunction with The Star Help & Employment Lifeline Project : Part-Time Week

YourPartTime.com celebrating 1st year anniversary on the 27th May 2009

As we mark this milestone, we look back at our history so far through this video..Enjoy..

YourPartTime.com runs a special project with Star-Jobs h.e.l.p

YourPartTime.com, an online job matching service, will run a special project in conjunction with the Star-Jobs h.e.l.p part-time week starting today.




The project will mutually provide job seekers nationwide an opportunity for walk-in interviews with selected companies registered with YourPartTime.com, said the company in a statement.

"We want to assist the retrenched and unemployed to cope with their career transition and find jobs as soon as possible.

"This is a project by Malaysians for Malaysians who believe we can make a difference during these challenging times," said Joyce Lee, senior executive Online Star Jobs.

The Star-Jobs h.e.l.p career centre is located at Studio V, One Utama Shopping Centre, and is open to the public every Tuesday and Thursday, from 2pm to 6pm.

Among participating companies are McDonald's,Palm Crest Restaurant,ChasWood Resources Sdn Bhd,Country Height Holding,Resorts World Bhd,Taylor’s Group,Asia Experience Sdn. Bhd and Cathay Cineplexes Sdn. Bhd

YourPartTime.com will be there as well to conduct on the spot interview.

See you tomorrow and Thursday at Studio V.Interested job seeker,please register HERE

See Studio V map below: