Unusual, Odd and Funny Jobs

The present recession is felt in Europe, United States of America and other Asian countries, and the economy is down; where many business firms have lower production, as measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment, capacity utilization, investment spending, household income and expenses, business profits, and rising of inflation, company’s bankruptcy, and unemployment rate is very high. The recession can occur, if there is widespread of spending or dropping, following an adverse event that sudden changes with the prices of commodities and services. People most affected are those who depend on wages, salaries, fixed incomes or welfare benefits; and the loss of job have a negative impact on the stability of the individuals and their families health and well-being. Many have landed and forced to accept odd jobs for their family’s welfare. Job hunting would be very difficult for those who don’t have college degree, and are forced to look for a job that they may thought, will fit their knowledge and skills. Here I found some odd and unusual jobs,some jobs are  considered weird and funny.

1) Antenna Installers

Statue Cleaner

2)  Window Glass Cleaners

Sorry guys, they are not Spiderman’s  assistants! In UK, window cleaner is considered the most dangerous and risky job.

Building Painters (Interior and Exterior)

  4)  Carpentry  (job for men and women)

    Coffin Makers

Flower Arranger of Flower Maker

5) Embalmers or Morticians

6)  Crying Ladies or Professional Mourners

Professional mourner Liu, 25 , from Taiwan, is paid for her re-enactment of a grieving relative and paid for her professional fees of T$2,000 ($60 USD) to T$3,000 for her half-day job for singing, crying and crawling on the ground.

Funeral Clown

If in Asia, especially the Chinese, hire professional mourners, in Ireland, they hire macabre clowns or funeral clowns to make the grieving family laugh and comfort them in their hour of sorrow and grief. The funeral clowns are paid higher fees for their services.

7)  Mascots and Clowns

Mascot

In some countries, clowns are hired especially on “children birthday parties” to perform magic tricks and host parlor games. Same with the mascot, where they are used for merchandising or representing as “company logo” for public identity. Some hire mascot to perform for their victory party, company party or town feasts.

Ice Cream Taste Tester  / Food Taster

Food Taster

Pet Food Tester

9) Smell Testers

10)  Balloon makers

Organ Grinder

Condom Tester

11) Beekeeper

12) Banana Gasser

Apple Pickers

Grape Picking and wine making

13) Fish Scale remover / Butcher

Skilled Butchers

Potato peeler job

Onion Slicer

14)  Stuntman or stunt woman

15) Environmental Cleaner

Toilet Keeper and Cleaner

Elephant Poops Catcher

16)   Walking the Dog Job

17)    Snake Charmer Job

Milking Snake job

Milking Cow

18)   Fire Scientists

19)  Wanted: Circus Assistant

Human Cannonball “bullet”

Lion Trainer and Tamer

Sea lion trainer

Contortionists

20)  Odd Jobs

Some tips during employer’s interview:

1) Applicant should wear proper suit, not over dressed:

2) Hygiene or cleanliness makes a good impression, not like this:

3) Avoid chewing bubble gum and blow it in front of the interviewer:

4) Avoid nose-picking in front of the employer or interviewer:

5) Never put your feet on the table or talking to somebody on the phone while interview is going on:

6) Avoid eating during interviews:

7) Avoid using “filler words” such as “umm, okay, well, actually, anyway, anyhow, I mean” and never interrupt while interviewer is talking:

Be sure you listen and pay attention to the interviewer, show your interest to what he/she is explaining, especially if you are On The Job training:

9) Be sure to have good answer on your skills exam to impress your employer to be:

10) Body language show professionalism and on how the way you talk: