need your help to work at home

i was working earlier as software engineer in java technology.
but as my husband came onsite so i resigned from my job and accompanied with him to zurich.Now most of the time i stay at home.I am looking for an
job which i can work from home like some part time job. I had done my scjp
certification.
Please guide me how to find a part time job ? Please suggest me what should I do now which will help in my career ?

I am confused .........

You could contribute to open-source projects.

Useful article: http://opensource.ucc.ie/icse2002/HannRobertsSlaughterFielding.pdf

Why participate in open source Java projects?

-- You can learn from and enhance your coding skills by looking at others� code.
-- You can get feedback from others on your code.
-- You can enhance your ability to understand problems and develop effective solutions for it.
-- You can proudly mention your contribution on your resume.

If you are still not convinced, go to http://seeker.dice.com/jobsearch and search for "open source".

Where do I look for open source projects?

-- http://www.sourceforge.net/
-- http://dev.java.net/
-- http://jakarta.apache.org/
-- http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/views/java/projects.jsp
-- http://www.google.co.in/search?q=Apache+Java+projects
-- https://www.dev.java.net/servlets/ProjectList
-- https://openjdk.dev.java.net/
-- http://developers.sun.com/javadb/
-- http://www.netbeans.org/
-- https://glassfish.dev.java.net/public/devindex.html
-- http://www.ohloh.net/
-- http://www.freshmeat.net/
-- http://code.google.com/

Freelance work

-- http://www.gofreelance.com/programming/java-programmer.html

-- http://www.getafreelancer.com/projects/by-job/Java.html

-- http://www.liveperson.com/experts/computers-programming/programming/java/

Presumably when you were working you had a network of coworkers and employers. Contact them and let them know if they have any projects that need an extra hand you are available.
IMHO, working on an open-source project may get you some experience which may look good on a resume, but if you are looking for a job now, the people who know you and what your skills have to offer will probably pay off sooner.

thanks for your help.
I have few questions. Currently I am staying in zurich,switzerland.
1.do I need any permission to work on any open source project?
2. can any body tell me how much experience is required to work in this project?

Originally posted by smita mishra:
thanks for your help.
I have few questions. Currently I am staying in zurich,switzerland.
1.do I need any permission to work on any open source project?
2. can any body tell me how much experience is required to work in this project?

I think there was a miscommunication. An open source project is volunteer work, it's not a part time job. I'm not sure why it was recommended since it doesn't seem to be relevant to what you asked.

If you indeed want a work at home job, you should look on job boards. Two good ones to start with are www.elance.com and www.guru.com.

--Mark

Another useful site is odesk.com