Part-time Jobs / Income Streams While Searching Full-time

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July 28, 2025

by a searcher in New York, NY, USA

I wanted to see if anyone had any good recommendations of how they brought in some part-time money during their self-funded search. Fire away.
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from New York University in San Diego, CA, USA
I didn't bring in part-time money while searching- I worked full-time while searching. At one point I was working full-time at both HP and Amazon. The best situation for a self-funded searcher is to have a full-time job so that they can "fund their own search". There are plenty of people who will advocate for self-funded searchers to search "full-time". I'm not one of them- for A LOT of reasons. If you're already searching and looking for side hussles to support yourself, the best options are to either get a job or launch an agency full-filling some sort of need in the market that you can fix. Happy to dive deeper into this if you're interested.
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from Upper Iowa University in Zephyrhills, FL, USA
Look into consulting within your area of expertise. You can find companies that you can work with that may have some clients looking for your skills. There are also plenty of gig sites that you can post your bio and let clients find you.
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