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© Barb Niehaus
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Navigating the work at home job maze can become overwhelming, not to mention downright frustrating. I know- I have been there, done that myself and I assist 9,000 daily readers of my wah ezine to find their perfect balance between work and family.
With swelling numbers of the workforce seeking work at home jobs, how does one get an edge on the competition? After fourteen years of telecommuting for various companies and helping others via my ezine the past two years, I have found the following tips will ease and shorten the time in your search :
Over seventy percent of working women surveyed stated that their ideal career situation would be to telecommute. For some, it's not feasible as there are certain jobs that obviously could not be performed offsite. For others, their employers staunchly oppose the thought of not having their employees onsite. Although mistaken, they fear that productivity declines when telecommuting occurs. Quite the contrary: teleworking has proven to reduce turnover, decrease costs and productivity actually increases. Why? It's a win-win situation for all involved. Satisfied employees stay on the job and give 110%. With swelling numbers of the workforce seeking work-at-home jobs, how does one get an edge on the competition? After fourteen years of telecommuting for various companies and helping others via my ezine the past two years, I have found the following tips will ease and shorten the time in your search : Network! I cannot stress this enough. Tell everyone that you know that you are seeking a wah job. Approach those with small businesses that may need help. Others that work from home that may be looking for a virtual assistant or a bookkeeper, etc. 75% of all jobs, albeit brick and mortar or telecommuting jobs are found via networking. The squeaky wheel does indeed get the grease! Apply for jobs that you feel would eventually be a candidate for working from home. Recruiting, scheduling and data entry are just a few examples. Get your foot in the door , prove your worth and then approach your employer with a well- executed telecommuting plan. Be ready with answers for the questions and obstacles that he/she will present to you. Provide facts and statistics showing that teleworking is effective. Subscribe to wah ezines and post your resume at telecommuting and freelancing job banks. Speaking of freelancing...it's a super way to turn a short-term position into a full-time one. Often, if someone is outsourcing projects, the need for additional work will surface. It's also a good method to find what field(s) you're interested in and excel at. Polish your skills if they're rusty or you feel out of touch with today's technology. Take the time before you start your job search to bring yourself up to snuff. The Internet abounds with no-cost online training sites where you can learn the latest software at your own pace. Your resume needs to be top-shelf quality to shime over the multitudes that wah ads produce. I recently ran an ad for a company that was in need of eight at-home data entry workers. They received over four thousand responses! That's why it is absolutely imperative to insure that your resume is professional. Follow these tips and the telecommuting maze will be much more navigable! -------------------------------- |
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