[malcolmk14]

I have not been working since September because I've been focusing on school, but now that I'm comfortable with my workload and have about 5 weeks off coming up in December, I'm looking to get into some part-time work.

I'm just trying to think outside the box for part-time positions that aren't food service and preferably aren't retail. I don't want to sound like I'm "above" those jobs because I think they are extremely valuable and I've worked many years in both sectors before; I think that I have some unique skills and experience and I want to challenge myself to do something different... but that's difficult when you have the time constraints of a school schedule and can't work a regular 9-5.

Without making it sound like a resume, I have a Communications degree from the U of C and am working on my B.Ed with a focus in secondary Social Studies. I've got strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and a keen attention to detail. It may seem counter-intuitive to claim I am a good problem-solver and then write a post looking for suggestions for finding a part-time job on a message board, but I promise, I am! I'm a very efficient typist, somewhere in the neighborhood of a sustained 90+ words per minute without errors, but I think typist jobs have gone the way of the Dodo.

I'd like to do something that takes advantage of those skills and challenges me, but has the flexibility of a part-time job, and I'm just having trouble figuring out where those opportunities may be.

So of course, I'll turn to trusty CalgaryPuck. Did anyone have an interesting part-time job throughout University that wasn't food service or retail? Anyone have any suggestions for where I should look or what types of things would suit what I'm looking for?