Craigslist is a great place to find job listings (and many other things too, like the person who was trying to sell a child for $1000 but I digress). Here are some tips that can make your telecommute job search more effective.
- Use the search box on the left-hand side. Put “telecommuting” in the search box and then select “jobs” from the drop-down menu. This brings up listings with the word telecommute in them. Be careful though, as it also gives you listings that say “No Telecommuting” in it.
- You can do this same search but select “gigs” from the drop-down menu.
- Don’t limit your search to just your own area. Many times employers post in their own city’s Craigslist site, but the position may be available to candidates from anywhere. Just read the listing carefully.
- If you want to limit your search to a certain job category, just click on that category and then use the search box at the top. You can leave the search field blank and just tick the telecommute box and select your job category.
I came across a blog that advises you how to set up a way to search every city. It sounds kind of time consuming, but may be worth doing if you want to be very thorough.
If you don’t have Craigslist bookmarked as one of your priority job searching destinations, you are missing out on some great listings!