How to Create a Career without a Full-Time Job

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my name is Paulo Braz Luemba and I amin my 32 years old.
first i worked as helper for 2 years.
second I worked as dispacher at Drilling complition oil tools.
fird I am folloing my jobs at BBLT Laydown area as warehouse dispacher.
skills.
12ºgrade at puniv school.
Computer Science. windows,excel,power pint, world.
Licence Driver.

paulo braz luemba 7:43AM January 09, 2012

I've been lamenting my increasing interest in things that don't seem to all work together - freelance writing, social media management, decorating and sewing - and wondering how on earth to make time for all these "hobbies" that I know could take on some form of income streams for me. I didn't realize I was just being current. I've been reaching out to opportunities as they come along, now it's time to get serious.

Laurie of AR 10:17AM August 30, 2011

I too am doing this and love it. I also know others who are doing it as well. One issue comes up for many newcomers: How do you provide for medical coverage, especially if you are single and don't have spousal coverage?

Kathleen E. High of CA 12:40PM August 24, 2011

I am somewhat biased having written a book on portfolio careers, “And What Do You Do?: 10 Steps to Creating a Portfolio Career”, Bloomsbury. What my co-author, Katie Ledger and I have found from interviewing a large selection of portfolio workers is that hardly any would even consider returning to what I call a single track career. They actually report feeling more secure in a recession as they are not reliant on only one job. Attitudes towards this growing phenomenon amongst employers are proving fascinating. Even the CBI in a recent report say that our concepts of work and employment are going to have to change with organisations relying more on a small core workforce supplemented by an army of temporary or project workers. Portfolio workers typically are self motivated, self starters and reliable. They have to be as they will not survive unless they are excellent time managers and organisers. They will be increasingly attractive as employees. We are just beginning a programme of interviewing a wide range of employers to check out their attitudes to this growing group of workers. We reckon that there are already over a million of us in the UK alone. Yes – we are portfolio workers too! Follow our project on www.portfoliocareers.net You could also join the ongoing discussions in our LinkedIn portfolio careers group.

Dr Barrie Hopson 10:30AM August 20, 2011