The 3 Best Ways To End Job Search Frustration!
I just received a pleasant email from a work at home seeker basically telling me to "F off". Strangely enough it was after receiving one of my tips about preparing your home office for working at home.
In general I try to provide as many tips as possible to better prepare job seekers to work at home and edge out the competition. It’s not enough to just provide you job leads because that’s only half the battle. I send out these additional work at home tips because as a person that hires work at home seekers from time to time, I think it’s important for you to know what we as employers expect. However during my "travels with work from home seekers" I’ve noticed that there are two camps and schools of thought. On one end you have the newbies who are fresh, eager, naive and haven’t been jaded. Then on the other end there are the ones that have been around the block a few times. They have grown to become cynical and skeptical about any work at home opportunity whether legitimate or not.
Honestly I really sympathize and feel for the latter group. Who can blame these folks? Everyday there are some new slick bastards promising the equivalent of the Brooklyn Bridge but deliver nothing more than an empty wallet and awful aftertaste. So when I get a few nasty emails from these folks I don’t take it personal. I’ve been there. But for those of you who haven’t reached the late stages of the "Angry Work At Home Seeker Syndrome" (AWAHSS). I would like to share some tips that will help you avoid this contagious disease. Trust me you don’t want to catch this career halting affliction, because ultimately you end up missing out on a lot of great work at home opportunities. Furthermore you just won’t make money at home being bitter and angry.
So let’s get proactive.
3 Best Ways To Avoid Job Search Frustration…
1. Follow Directions
As someone that has been on both sides of the fence as a work from home seeker and an employer I have some great insight on this topic. Nothing makes me hit the delete button faster than receiving an email from a prospective work at home employee that failed to follow my specific directions in a job description.
If a work at home employer states in job description, No resumes! Then don’t be a trailblazer and send in a resume. I know how it is when you get in that submitting resume zone. You’re just trying to get out as many resumes out there in the hopes that someone will respond. However when you don’t follow the specific directions that an employer provides in a job description, It tells the employer you lack attention to detail and can’t follow directions. And would you want to hire someone like that? So be sure to read those job descriptions very carefully and ask yourself have I addressed this employer’s request?
2. Be Easy
Get your mind out the gutter, that’s not what I was implying! Here’s where I was going with that statement. Virtual employers are inundated by tons of emails and resumes everyday. Often they’re already overwhelmed and frustrated because so many prospects are ignoring the 1st tip. So when they come upon your resume, the least you can do is make it easier for them to hire you. Try the following technique.
Prioritize your skills and work history based on the specific job description you just read. Yes, it means that you’ll probably have to take a few extra minutes to adjust your resume each time you apply at a given position. But trust me it makes a world a difference for the hiring manager to be able to easily scan a resume and find the skill set being sought within a few seconds rather than trying to scan through your whole resume like a scavenger hunt which incidentally they won’t!
Here’s an example. Let’s say you read a job description where a typist is needed that has experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and typing 90 words per minute. It doesn’t make sense for you to send in a resume where the first job listed is your experience as a Burger Flipping Technician at McDonald’s. Sure you may have worked at a doctor’s office typing 100 words a minute and was your company’s resident Microsoft office wizard. But I won’t know that because you buried it on the last page of your resume which incidentally I stopped reading after the first job within 10 seconds. Don’t be difficult, Be easy! You shouldn’t make an employer struggle to figure out if you qualify for a given position. Just give up what they want right upfront and be quick about it.
3. Network!
Ever heard the expression, "It’s not what you know, it’s who you know" or "Birds of a feather flock together." Well the same applies for work at home seekers. LinkedIn is a wildly popular professional social network website totally geared towards this concept! It’s where people can connect with other friends and colleagues but in a work and networking capacity. It’s not really geared towards working at home but you never know who you can run into on Linkedin that can offer you a partial telecommuting arrangement. With that said there are other great places where you can meet people that already work at home or provide leads on companies that are hiring work at home seekers. Visit parenting and work at home message boards and actively participate. You’ll make friends but more importantly you often hear about work at home positions before they get out to the general public. Below are some great places to network with other work at home seekers:
CafeMom.com
Mylot.com
WAHM.com
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Bonus Tip
Well those are my 3 tips. Hopefully you won’t post obscenities in the comment field below because I tried to give you some further insight. lol
Here’s another bonus tip for you, Stay flexible! Too often work at home seekers become so fixated on one type of work at home job that they let other great work at home opportunities slip away. I know it was a big road block for me which caused me to be one of those bad mouthed cynical work at home seekers. Learn from my mistakes, explore different opportunities. There is a world of possibilities out there if you’re open minded and really serious about working at home!
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January 2nd, 2008 at 9:07 am |
February 21st, 2008 at 1:57 pm |
The same rule applies when applying for a job.
It is very important that a potential employee show that they are capable of following directions and if simple instructions cannot be followed from the get-go, then the potential employee needs to understand this is why they were not considered for employment.
It is also very important to not “put all your eggs in one basket” and to focus on that one job opportunity that you really have your heart set on.
The reality is that you may not be selected for that opportunity, so if you keep your eyes and ears open for other available jobs, you are setting yourself to become employed rather then becoming disappointed!
February 21st, 2008 at 3:06 pm |
Eddy
February 21st, 2008 at 5:55 pm |
February 21st, 2008 at 8:55 pm |
Just the fact you’re willing to be open to other possibilities will help you succeed faster at working at home than most of our counterparts.
Eddy
February 25th, 2008 at 6:02 pm |
Support Group
Before deciding whether or not the work from home option is for you, sit and talk it over with your family first. Your family is your first line of support - both financially and emotionally. They need to be involved from the get go as their unhappiness or unwillingness to support your decision can often make or break you.
Boost Your Skills
Make yourself stand out heads and tails above the competition by mastering a high-demand skill. Search the job boards to see what most employers are really looking for. Some great low cost options to boost your skills can be found at your local library (there are many self directed books available), or via free online tutorials.
Other than that I think Eddy summed it up best. Good luck and God bless to all!
February 25th, 2008 at 7:19 pm |
Thanks for the great insight. I think I’m going to feature your comment so all can benefit from the additional knowledge.
I’m actually going to write some more about support groups very soon. Boosting your skills is definitely a necessity which I’ve touched upon in other articles. Too often people think just because you can type or do data entry that your skill set is enough to compete in this competitive market. But it’s not.
The key is to get skills that are actually in demand.
So thanks again Mignon! We really appreciate those wonderful tips. Hope to see you as a regular here on our blog.
Eddy