Whether running a business or telecommuting, working at home takes tremendous discipline, self-motivation and creative problem-solving skills. You don’t have co-workers or your supervisor down the hall, and often when problems arise you have to deal with them on your own.
So, what are some of the first steps you can take to find your way? Here are some exercises that you can do that can help to clarify your goals
Today I discovered Climber.com, an interesting career site that is different from the usual suspects. It’s like a matchmaking site for job seekers and recruiters. It’s a place where you can connect to people and companies anonymously and you can research companies and salary information.
A really cool feature of this site is what they call the Career Fingerprint.
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sharon on August 29th, 2008Looking for that ever-elusive work at home job? Telecommuting is becoming more popular among employers as they begin to realize the benefits that are in it for them.
Today, I came a cross a really terrific, comprehensive post about telecommuting. What they’re calling a “short guide (that) covers the facts, figures, benefits, and [...]
In a recent article, Anthony Balderrama outlines the 8 Worst Things To Say in an Interview. I’d have to say that there are waaaay more than 8, and especially when interviewing for a telecommute job.
I once posted a part-time telecommute job listing on my own site. You would not believe some of [...]
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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 [...]
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In my virtual travels today I came across a great post from Guy Kawasaki about his experience listing a job ad on Craigslist. Not only is his post informative for those of you looking for a telecommute (or any) position on Craigslist, but this is good advice for any job search.
Landing a telecommute position [...]
Remember those chain letters you would get via email (or even by snail mail…but I’m dating myself there so, yeah)? There would be wild claims of how you had an opportunity to have $5 bills, or $10 bills or whatever pouring into your mailbox. There would be a list of names and you were [...]
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sharon on December 17th, 2007Evidently, yes. I come across some strange/weird/entertaining websites in my online travels. Today, while searching craigslist for telecommute jobs, I came across a listing from Johnny27.com. The job involved internet researching and the application instructions specified that you include:
An answer, in 30 words or less, to the question, “What does a [...]
Writing jobs are plentiful, and many times you can work from anywhere– as long as you can meet deadlines. There is no end to the types of things that editors hire people to write about, from pet care to technical pamphlets.
If you’re looking for writing gigs, you’ll want to check out SunOasis, The Write [...]
Where better to get advice on how to find a telecommute job than from someone who telecommutes herself?
I came across this great post today. There is advice on how to go about searching for telecommute jobs, where to search and links to lots of useful sites.
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