Part-Time/Summer Employment Options

[Saffy]

I feel a tad desperate posting this topic, but I'm hopeful some advice might be found.

For the past year I have taken a financially-difficult path in order to obtain relevant work experience. I have worked as an intern for nearly seven months and as a Teacher's Assistant for two semesters. Prior to that I had been looking for work, even a part-time job, with no success; though, I did have a few interviews with game companies. As it stands now, I have finished my Teacher's Assistant contract and am without a source of income. I am looking for a part- or full-time job to last me from May until September.

Thus far I have had no response. While this is only my third week of searching, I can't help being stressed due to my current financial situation. Padding my resume forced me to go with next to no income for a year. Quite simply, I need some sort of employment this month lest I run into serious problems.

Would anyone happen to have any advice for my situation? Is anyone having or has had a similar circumstance?

[Guitar Smasher]

It might be a dinosaur-move, but if you absolutely need employment, indicate that you'd be able to stay on past August. You're in a tight position where you might be hired by a game company at any given time, or at least an employer may be concerned with this (seeing how you're a graduate). It takes a certain amount of investment in getting you trained, so the employer wants to be sure that it won't be wasted.

I can tell you from experience that when I hired university students after spring exams, I always checked whether they'd be around after the summer. Of course I wasn't the least bit surprised when some of them quit, that's just the nature of that situation.

Also, consider what type of industries you're looking in. Retail sales tend to go down a little after June, but tourism skyrockets.