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Full-time jobs hard to find
With unemployment on the rise, some job hunters rely on part-time work to make ends meet
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke this week said it’s possible the U.S. may be heading into a recession. But millions of Americans believe that we are already there. Why? Because of the job picture, tens of thousands of people have been losing work, last month 80,000 jobs lost. We are here at an employment center in New Jersey, the state of New Jersey. And Over here, people come to try to find work. Here’s a list of demand occupations in New Jersey, nurses, accountants, teachers, these are some areas where there are companies hiring but it's still not very easy. Let’s have a talk over here with one of the job seekers. His name is Wahid, and Wahid is actually a veteran, he served in Iraq. Wahid, what did you do ah, / in Iraq with the army?
I was both a solider linguist for one year and then later for about eighteen months a contract/ linguist.
And so now you are looking for work once again?
Yes, I am looking for a full time job as an Arabic linguist.
I would think that’s a very in-demand position?
That’s absolutely right, but most of those positions has to do with money that is allocated by Uncle Sam. So when the money becomes available that’s when I can get the job.
But to find something with a private company, you haven’t found a full-time position?
I am doing part time translation jobs, till I get the part time, till I get the translation job that will elevate my career.
And is that providing enough money or you are doing something else as well?
Actually the main income that I have right now is from day trading, because you can not really tell when the money will be allocated for those jobs. So I have to day trade and then do some, few, of few jobs for translation to the market of ....
Day trading in stocks?
Day trading in stocks…
Tough right now,
Very tough very risky, but I need at least five hours a day to be able to choose the stocks I buy.
Very well, well, good luck with that, Wahid. As you can see this is an economy that it is very difficult for people to find employment, Wahid / even turning to day trading in order to provide income in a very tough market. Tough market not only for employment but also for stock traders as well. For CNN money.com, I am Allen Chernoff.
