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Job Search Tips from New Book

© Leslie Truex

According to a new book just published online called "Jobs At Home: A Complete Guide to Finding or Creating a Work-At-Home Job," work-at-home job applicants must abandon the idea that legitimate work-at-home jobs can be found through ads with "Work At Home" as the header or that companies pay people to stuff envelopes. "...Employers with work-at-home options aren't looking for home workers. Like other employers, they are looking for the best qualified candidate for the position."

The book goes on to suggest that people who want to work at home need to do the following:

1. Learn about telecommuting. Telecommuting jobs are so much more interesting and challenging than just licking envelopes. Telecommuting jobs include every thing from accounting, career counseling, customer service, nursing, researching, secretarial work, teaching, writing and more. Companies of all sizes, government agencies at all levels, and organization of all types use telecommuters. When people really understand what telecommuting is and how its being used, they realize just how much opportunity there really is to work at home.

2. Determine your own skills and experience. You wouldn't do a "regular" job search in your weekend classifieds without narrowing the field to jobs you are qualified to do. Finding a work-at-home job is no different. Take inventory of all your skills and experiences, and identify tasks within your skills and experiences that can be done at home such as writing, organizing, phone calling, etc. Go ahead and include skills and experience outside of your professional life such as those gained through hobbies or interests.

3. Identify the types of jobs that use the skills you have. Web-based companies have needs for writers, researchers, artists, lawyers, trainers, and much more. Businesses in your local area have need for writers, desktop publishers, bookkeepers, database managers, and more.

4. Treat your work-at-home job search as you would any other job search. Prepare a job-specific resume for each job to which you apply. Follow the employer's directions for applying. Focus on the position and your ability to do it.

5. Search and search until you are successful. Job searching takes much time and effort whether it is a regular job or a work-at-home job. Search on career and job related web sites not on general search engines or directories. To reach your goal, make time to do at least one task everyday related to your work-at-home job search.

6. Never send money. Legitimate employers don't sell work! They hire the best people to do the job they need done. Some companies will try and charge you a processing or materials fee but this is bogus. You would think your current employer was nuts if he charged to set you up on payroll or for paperclips! Don't fall for it from work-at-home scams posing as jobs.

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