Advice

Google: “How to survive COVID-19” or “What jobs are available during COVID-19”.

Learning how to use search engines effectively will reward you handsomely in all parts of your life. E.g. Google: “How to Google effectively.”

Call the government pandemic hotline or local town council for income support payments, your benefits, and your rights. E.g. Google “What is the Government pandemic hotline”.

Don’t listen to your employer about what you are entitled to, who may get government subsidy on your behalf.

He or she may secretly steal it (only for a tiny minority of employers as scientific data have shown that there are criminals from all walks of life in each country’s prisons).

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Don’t indulge in tunnel vision to look for one job in one industry. Diversify and be willing to work jobs that are supposedly beneath you.

Avoid scams. Listen to everything with a pinch of salt, no matter who provided the information. Use good judgment.

Be willing to collaborate with people you can trust to form a business partnership. Be prepared for the relationship to go sour if the business fails. Personally, I will only enter a business/employment relationships with family, friends and relatives as a last resort.

Please do not resort to sex work as that is a dangerous slippery pole that may destroy your future careers, relationships, and health issues. Don’t let your pride prevent you from asking from help from family, friends, colleagues, and/or your doctor/council who may refer you to a professional. Don’t worry about the fees, as it is heavily subsidised or free from the government. Varies from country to country.

Be willing to relocate to another city/another state/another country.

Seek remote work from job search portals but be wary of work-from-home job/survey scams that are after your personal data or requires you to pay money upfront for the job.

Network actively on social media/cold-call contacts and businesses for gigs opportunities.

Seek professional development.

Gigs

Launch beauty tutorials on social media.

Launch singing and music lessons online.

Taxi drivers do food and grocery deliveries.

Collaborate with chefs to provide a private home dining service.

Restaurants provide e-food delivery, and good ones give free beverages for big orders. Collaborate with trustworthy delivery companies to provide on-time deliveries.

Jobs

Warehousing — Australia

Store associate
Warehouse manager
DIY Tradie Tools warehouse retail associate, e.g. Bunnings
Equipment operators

Technology — USA & International

Write for Medium and earn from subscription.
Share your creative work on Patreon and earn from subscription.
Blog on Blogger or Wordpress and earn via advertising, e.g. Adsense
Be a YouTube vlogger and earn via advertising or Google “How to earn money from YouTube.”
System operator
Online retailers, e.g. Amazon and eBay
Online learning companies. e.g Udemy
Remote meetings and communication companies: Zoom is hiring, as are Slack and Microsoft Teams.

Financial Services — Australia

Certified public accountant

Healthcare — Australia

Transportation — Australia

Home Repairs — Australia

Food — Australia

Supermarkets — Australia

Cleaning — Australia

Commercial Cleaners

Factory — Australia

Retail — Australia

Security — Australia

Legal sneaky ways to make money from YouTube

How do you create a Savings Product to tie your customers into your ecosystem?

How to keep your money secured

I wish you all the best to your job hunt. Think outside the box, be patient, and treat job seeking as a full-time job. Good luck! :)

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