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  • I don't think the "work 9 months, then quit" strategy is good advice. It's quite unfair to employers (they invest the full cost for bringing you up to speed, but don't get the benefits) and after a few times, you won't get invited job interviews any more, because everyone looks at your resume and thinks "wow, he can't be any good, no company wanted to keep him longer than a few months". Commented Nov 24, 2011 at 18:52
  • Agree with nikie on this point - in the UK at least, if you have too much CV bounce, companies may think you'll leave just as soon as you've got up to full productive speed. Some way of getting a good long-term employer-employee relationship is required whilst still attaining your part-time goals. Commented Nov 24, 2011 at 19:03
  • You may well be right about "bounce". I tried to answer the question from the perspective of the employer and make suggestions form the perspective of the questioner. That is, someone who interviews for full-time jobs and counterproposes part-time work. It's not something I would do but given that it is something the questioner would do I thought the 9 month/3 month idea was more likely to land him a job than the "3/5 compromise" (US history joke). Commented Nov 25, 2011 at 2:39
  • some people ask for job even when company is not searching for worker. So its the same. They are not searching for part time worker, but maybe it will fit. Also why they accpet students part time? The same problems exist - 1/2 desk, etc. I guess those problems can be solved by employee paying himself for the remaining 1/2 desk by getting lower salary. Commented Apr 23, 2016 at 10:36