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  I’ve definitely seen instances where entry-level workers enter their job search thinking   they don’t have enough experience, despite the fact they’ve already had a summer and/or part-time job,” says Andrew McCaskill, LinkedIn Career Expert and creator of The Black Guy in Marketing newsletter. “While it might be easy to write-off these jobs as ‘not real’ or ‘not enough work experience,’ the skills you gain during these work days are actually quite invaluable and can be leveraged for future roles.” In a recent email conversation , McCaskill and I talked about how every employment experience represents an opportunity for growth—and how to leverage those experiences and skills for maximum effect in your job search. Part-time skills, full-time value If you’ve ever worked part-time in a service industry like fast food or retail, you know these roles don’t usually come with a lot of glamor. But, leveraged correctly, these are exactly the type of positions that can serve as yo...

  Why America's Part-Time Jobs Can Be A Golden Upskilling Opportunity To land the career of your dreams, you might need to change the way you think about your current job. Part-time work can develop your transferable skills getty Most of us have been there at one point or another in our lives: slogging away at a part-time job, maybe as a student filling our summer with gainful employment or perhaps as a more experienced worker trying to make ends meet in between “real” jobs. It can be all too easy to treat those part-time hours casually—and miss the golden opportunity they represent to build high-value, in-demand skills that may just make the difference in landing your dream job later on. It all comes down to your mindset and whether or not you’re open to the idea that part-time work can be more than just filling time.