Survival Jobs: 154 Ways To Make Money While Pursuing Your Dreams [Paperback]

Deborah Jacobson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 13, 1998

In the first-ever guide to finding a satisfying job that will keep food on the table while you focus on your perhaps less lucrative dreams, Deborah Jacobson presents a detailed survey of employment possibilities that keep stressful money worries away and allow plenty of time for pursuing one's true calling in life.



Survival Jobs proves that you don't have to wait tables while looking for your big break. With frank and funny advice from an author who has traveled the survival-job road, Jacobson introduces opportunities both on and off the beaten track that suit a wide variety of schedules, skills, and personalities. Survival Jobs includes:



"Jobs for the CEO in You" (apartment manager, massage therapist, and other "be-your-own-boss" suggestions)"That's Entertainment" (from working as a personal assistant to performing at theme parks)"Nine to Five...Not" (clock in at the crack of dawn or the midnight hour as a limousine driver, a video-store clerk, or an airport employee)"You Gotta Have Heart" (jobs that satisfy the spirit and pay the bills: pet care, social work, children's entertainment)



For each job, she describes:



Duties and responsibilities, the pros and consLikely salary, necessary skills, and educational backgroundIdeas for getting startedSources for contacts, including names and phone numbers in major cities

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In the first-ever guide to finding a satisfying job that will keep food on the table while you focus on your perhaps less lucrative dreams, Deborah Jacobson presents a detailed survey of employment possibilities that keep stressful money worries away and allow plenty of time for pursuing one's true calling in life.



Survival Jobs proves that you don't have to wait tables while looking for your big break. With frank and funny advice from an author who has traveled the survival-job road, Jacobson introduces opportunities both on and off the beaten track that suit a wide variety of schedules, skills, and personalities. Survival Jobs includes:



"Jobs for the CEO in You" (apartment manager, massage therapist, and other "be-your-own-boss" suggestions)"That's Entertainment" (from working as a personal assistant to performing at theme parks)"Nine to Five...Not" (clock in at the crack of dawn or the midnight hour as a limousine driver, a video-store clerk, or an airport employee)"You Gotta Have Heart" (jobs that satisfy the spirit and pay the bills: pet care, social work, children's entertainment)



For each job, she describes:



Duties and responsibilities, the pros and consLikely salary, necessary skills, and educational backgroundIdeas for getting startedSources for contacts, including names and phone numbers in major cities

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Broadway; 1 edition (April 13, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0767901509
• ISBN-13: 978-0767901505
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #648,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not all the jobs are easy to get, August 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Survival Jobs: 154 Ways To Make Money While Pursuing Your Dreams (Paperback)

I quit reading when I spotted "magazine writer" asone of the jobs. Small town publications pay very little for articles (...) and larger magazines often take 8 to 12 weeks to respond to a query because they are buried in letters from people who are dying for a byline. I'm a former newspaper editor, and being a professional writer is hardly in the same league as various gopher jobs. The author would have done better with fewer, more realistic options.

21 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great if you live in Los Angeles, otherwise don't bother!, February 3, 2000

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Carol (Sparks, NV USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Survival Jobs: 154 Ways To Make Money While Pursuing Your Dreams (Paperback)

I was very disappointed in this book.

If you live in Los Angeles, I would recommend this book, otherwise forget it. Many of the most unusual jobs were related to the movie and television industry and thus only available in LA, or perhaps New York. Others you could probably only find if you lived in a very (and I do mean very) large city. As for the rest of the jobs, the majority of them can be seen in the want ad columns everyday.

Almost all of her source information recommended checking in the yellow pages under the desired field. When there were actual phone numbers again they were usually for Los Angeles or other large cities.

While there were a few ideas I found interesting I think this book would have been better titled: '50 run of the mills jobs that you've already seen in the want ads, 24 interesting ideas, 20 more interesting ideas if you live in a very large city, and 60 really cool ideas if you happen to live in Los Angeles.'

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Recommend This Book To Every LA Creative Type I Meet!, October 30, 2003

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Bonnie Gillespie "bon" (Hollywood, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Survival Jobs: 154 Ways To Make Money While Pursuing Your Dreams (Paperback)

I cannot say enough good stuff about this book. Wow! It basically details amazingly innovative ideas for how to make money without having to take a 9 to 5 job in LA. This book reshaped the way I pursued income and is the best non-acting book for actors I can recommend. I currently have six freelance jobs (and have had as many as ten different ones at a time this year) and I love the flexibility, financial stability, and freedom to be creative that this lifestyle provides. Not for everyone, but if you're tired of the "golden handcuffs" that a full time job can be in this town, this book will open doors for you, big time!