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    Anyone have any experience with either job? I want another source of income during the day, since I realized after a meltdown at work last night that I cannot just dance. If I've got another source of income, then I can relax and make a lot of money in the club with no pressure. But if dancing's the only thing I have to pay bills with, then the pressure gets overwhelming, I panic and get desperate, and end up struggling to make my house fees.

    So anyway...I'm thinking of either substitute teaching or working for a temp agency. Problem is, I know very little about how to get started doing either of these things. What sort of education or training is required for substitute teaching? (I've got a bachelors...but not in an education field, so I'm not sure if I'm qualified.) And how do you go about getting work? Is it through an agency, or do you just go around to individual schools and apply?

    I know that to sign on with a temp agency you have to take a test, but...a test on what exactly? I'm guessing typing speed/accuracy, but what else do you have to know?

    How much prior experience do you generally have to have in order to get hired for either of these jobs? How hard is it to get hired? And how is the pay? (I know that varies, but it would be great to have even a rough idea.) Anyone who's either done temp work or substitute teaching, were you able to get fairly steady work?

    whew. I think that's it...many thanks to anyone who can tell me anything useful.
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    I don't think much education is required to be a substitute teacher. I know a guy who did it while in college. Just talk to someone at the school board where you want to work.

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    I tried to get temp work when I first moved here. I recommend trying a couple different companies because some are way better then others. I really had to be on top of my head hunter/ agent. I called her everyday to ask how things were going and if she had any jobs for me.

    In Cali the temp agency had a job for me the next day...out here it took them over six weeks to make an offer. I found myself work before they did so I didn't end up staying with them. However I live in a city that is a little smaller then Denver. You might have more luck up that way.

    I took a typing test and a bunch of tests on all the Microsoft Office programs. They also had some adminstrative skill tests that I took. Good luck to you.
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    I asked a friend that is a teacher. He said you should look on the school board's website and see. In his district a substitute must have 2 years of college and pass a criminal check. he said they are always looking for them. because they call, and if you can work you go in. If you aren't available they go to the next person.

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    I actually just started subbing.

    It's 60 college credit hours. You have to pass a name check, child abuse checks and an FBI fingerprinting check. Generally, you need 2-3 letters of recommendation, too. As long as your background is clean, you shouldn't have a problem. Schools are desperate right now.

    And besides them calling, some districts use whats called Subfinder. It's an online registry. Schools post their jobs, you go online and search for them and accept them.

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    i don't know where you are but in CA you have to have a bachelors and pass a test. that's it, doesn't matter if you have a degree in education. my mom's a teacher, so that's what she's said. again, depending where you are, you can make pretty good money subbing.

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    temp agencies put you through a range of tests, generally typing and MS office (word, excel, powerpoint, access, outlook-- some or all, depending on what you feel comfortable testing on).

    getting high scores helps get you assigned jobs, as does signing with many agencies (if you are in a low-employment area). having a degree doesn't hurt.

    each agency will eat up about 2-3 hours of your day, so only schedule 2 per day. but do that for a week and you should probably have some work lined up from some of them by the following week. that was my experience in a low-employment area.

    in the high-employment area i live in now, i had work offers a day or two after signing with the first agency. i had my pick of things to do.

    temp agencies are also a bit like stripclubs-- don't set your requested hourly too low and carry yourself as though you don't need the money. a bit of cavalierness helps get the higher-paying, more interesting work.

    also it helps to be good at dealing with women authority figures (unless you're trying for tech work). if you are very good at establishing rapport with female managers, that helps a lot.

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