Whether you’ve been in the workforce for a while or you’re just getting started, these tips can help you get your first job working from home. Click below to learn more:
With Experience
I’m sure you already know this, but it’ll be easier for you to get a job working from home (or working at all) if you already have some work experience.
But is the experience you have relevant to the role you’re applying for? And most importantly, can it easily be seen on your résumé?
You want to make it as easy as possible for a future employer to skim through your résumé and see if you have relevant experience – this is especially important when you have to upload your résumé to their applicant tracking system (ATS).
Their ATS will search for keywords that may be relevant to the role or similar to what is listed in the job description, so it’s important that your résumé is fairly customized to the job.
Now, you don’t have to customize every résumé and cover letter (you should – but who has time for that?!). But at minimum, you want to ensure the responsibilities listed on your resume are relevant to the role you’re applying to.
Example
You worked in manufacturing and you’re applying for a customer service job that’ll allow you to work remotely.
First, you’ll want to research the skills and keywords that are relevant to a customer service role.
Then, think about the things you’ve done in your current role that may be related to customer service work. Going from our current example, some things that come to mind are:
- Time management skills
- Answering questions
- Patience providing explanations
- Empathy
- Keeping calm while facing challenges
- Working under pressure
Although the things above may not have been the bulk of the work in a manufacturing role, those are skills that could have been honed from this role, and transferred to a customer service role.
Without Experience
Let’s say you’re fresh outta high school or college and were fortunate enough not to have to work while learning. Rather than focusing on work experience that you don’t have, it may be helpful to focus on life experiences that you do have that could be relevant to the role. I’ll give some examples:
Volunteer Work
Have you done any volunteer work that could be related to the role you’d like to apply?
Although this isn’t direct work experience, it will show that employer that you have some related experience, and will give them confidence that you can perform well in the role.
Accomplishments
Is there anything you’ve accomplished that could be relevant to the role you’d like to apply?
For example, if you’re applying for a research position – had you ever received high marks on a project where you did a lot of research? Or had you done research for a personal hobby that turned out well?
Think Deeper
My point is, sure, you want to work to get some money, and you’d like to perhaps start in a particular role. But why that role?
It’s likely because it resonates with you in some way – and if it does, it’s likely that you have some life experience that could be relevant to the job. Just because you don’t have any work experience in the role doesn’t mean that the experiences you have in life aren’t relevant – so don’t count those out.
When you create your cover letter, ensure that you mention where you’ve gained your experience from. Everyone loves a story, and this may also help your application stand out.
Once you have some experience under your belt, you can ditch the volunteer work, and start updating your resume with your experience.
Have a Social Media Presence
It’s important to have some sort of social media presence when applying for a job remotely. Since you’ll be working over the internet, your future employer will be scouring the internet for your presence. Whatever they can find about you, their customers can likely find about you as well!
However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to share your personal Facebook or Instagram (unless it’s relevant to the role).
Creating a complete profile (including your work experience) on sites like LinkedIn will be sufficient.
Have a Clear Headshot
A picture says 1000 words, right? And people want a glimpse into who they’ll be hiring, so it’s important that you choose a good photo to share on your public profile.
If you haven’t been able to take a professional headshot, you can still take a decent looking one with a smartphone!
After taking a few photos, I’d suggest uploading them to a site like photofeeler.com – random strangers will judge your picture and vote on how competent, likeable, and influential you look. Use the picture with the best rating
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