Have you looked at the companies listed at my site for Data Entry and Customer Service Jobs? I know that some of these are open to Canadians.

Another thing you might consider is to offer your services as a Virtual Assistant. This is a growing field that is becoming more popular with small business owners who have parts of their business that they cannot or just don’t want to do, like advertising or bookkeeping. This is where you would come in. You could specialize in a particular area or you could be a “Jill of all trades”.

I wrote an post a while back on Virtual Assistants that you might find helpful.

Another site you might want to check out is Jen Goodwin’s Internet Girl Friday. She hires people to work as Virtual Assistants and while that may only be open to US residents, she also has a way for your to run your own VA business that she walks you through that might be worth a look.

Good Luck!

I find it very hard to find a job in Canada. There are just a few companies within the US that will hire a Canadian. If you have any information on these types of positions that would be great.

I have worked with the Canadian Federal government for more than 18 years and Canadian private industry for more than 10 years. I have lots of office experience, but to find a “virtual office” position in Canada is very hard.

When I look at the US advertisements for these type of positions, they don’t mention anything Canadian, like address being province not state, postal code not zip code. I’m assuming that these companies don’t hire outside the US. Again, if I’m wrong please let me know.

Thanks for listening and I’m looking forward to your response.

Lori Toffolo
Kemptville, ON
Canada K0G 1J0

Your resume would be very much the same as any other. You should list your freelance work as you would a job. Same goes for your blog. You are a business owner and there is a whole range of duties and responsibilities that go along with that. Feel free to toot your own horn with regards to your success!

I “work” with several PR companies and review products in exchange for free samples of the product. I also write paid articles for different companies from time to time.

How does that translate into a resume?

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A related issue my late mother told my about that was true in her time (1950s and 1960s) was requirement inflation. To reduce the number of applicants the employer would inflate the requirements. Well wonder of wonders the job councilors at the state office figured this out and have been telling would be applicant that if you are a “close fit” to apply anyhow.

Their advice regarding e-mail applications can from the horrid to the down right ridiculous so perhaps these applicants WERE following directions–the directions provided by STATE WORKERS who supposed to be helping them find a job.

If it’s a job you’re looking for then there shouldn’t ever be a cost involved. Be very careful using the phrase “typing job” in your searches as this is one of the scammers favorite phrases to use. Employers just don’t hire people to do simple typing from home. The legitimate jobs that do exist are typically for specialized skills such as database work, medical coding, transcription, translation, etc. When doing a search at a job site, use keywords like “administrative + telecommute” or by adding words like “virtual”, “telecommute” or “remote” to a specific job title.

I have a section of the site that lists companies that hire transcriptionists (mostly legal rather than medical):
http://www.2work-at-home.com/t.....jobs.shtml

There’s also a section that has companies that hire home based customer service reps here:
http://www.2work-at-home.com/c.....jobs.shtml

And finally a list of telecommute friendly companies:
http://www.2work-at-home.com/telecommute.shtml

Have you ever considered offering your services as a Virtual Assistant? You could specialize in your field, based on your experience. I wrote an article a while back on this growing field that you might find useful:
http://www.2work-at-home.com/a.....sist.shtml

I hope this is helpful. Best of luck to you.

I just found this blog…I like it.

I have been a professional resume writer for several yeas now and while I was getting my business off the ground, I had several telecommute gigs. One of them was screening resumes. I also worked on pre-employment background screenings. Prior to all of that, I was a retail manager and a restaurant manager.

All combined, I have been reviewing resumes for nearly 15 years. I feel qualified to say that about 80% of jobseekers screw up somewhere.

Here’s what I have seen the most (in my experience):

* They completely ignore the instructions in job announcements.

* They fail to send professional correspondence.

* They fail to do a manual spell check (because you can have a typo that’s spelled correctly).

* They do everything by the book except they are caught lying about their credentials.

It’s very frustrating indeed.

I’m thankful that the other 20% of jobseekers take their careers seriously because that group is keeping me employed.