Many workers may find themselves unemployed or underemployed in the current economy. When this happens, these workers may consider going back to school or pursuing additional training in order to update skills to expand opportunities. Even if you are not unemployed and consider yourself relatively stable in your current position, updating your skills through continuing education or training can help you to become more marketable and remain competitive. Here’s why you should consider updating your skills to remain viable in the current job market:
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The sluggish economy has made it difficult for many people to find jobs. Even those who have jobs have found themselves facing layoffs or forced early retirement. Few workers feel like they have job security. However, there are small steps that employees can take to increase their marketability and to become more competitive in the current job market. Knowing the skills that employers are looking for can help workers hone those skills and highlight them on their resume. Though specific skills will vary from employer to employer and job to …

It’s about 6 days before Christmas and we’ve seen a huge decline in the number of job seekers conducting their job search in the jobs database. We tend to get caught up in shopping and everything else the holidays in known for and we put our career on the back burner without giving it much thought. Those of us who are unemployed usually go into a deep depression knowing that we simply can’t afford to get gifts for our loved ones and friends and it’s a very stressful time. We …

Working from home does have it’s benefits, but one thing any mom who works from home (or dad) will tell you is that finding time to work while the children are home, can be difficult. Over the last 12 years I’ve had to deal with our daughters being home during every school break, especially the two long months they get off for summer. If I didn’t have a plan in place during these breaks, I don’t know how I would cope or get any real work accomplished. In this episode …

To land the job of your dreams you must first get your feet in the door, and this usually means convincing the employer to give you an interview. To enhance you chances at getting an interview, it’s very important that you follow up with the employer a few days after you send in your job application. In this video I’ll explain why the follow up process is so important, how to follow up with the employer and how to deal with the “don’t call us, we’ll call you” stance by …

One of the sad realities of looking for a job you can do from home, is the fact that you’ll come across more scams than real job opportunities. The online scammers know that people looking for work is somewhat desperate, so they target them with their scams. In this episode of the work from home minute, I’ll share some tips with you on how you can save yourself from being the victims of these scams. Should you have any relating questions, especially if it applies to finding a work at …

In this episode of the Work At Home Minute, we’ll take a closer look at a critical mistake many job seekers make without even knowing it. Have you been applying for jobs without a response from the employer? Are you sending in your application via email and your resume and/or cover letter was done in a format other than a PDF. I’ll show you why this is  critical when contacting employers and how to easily correct this mistake if you’re already making it.
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On Friday I was helping my wife polish up her resume, as she’s thinking about testing the job market. Not only is her current position a cause for a lot of stress for her, I think she’s genuinely not interested in what she does any longer. Going though the different job listings online over the weekend, she did find a few jobs that looked promising. In her haste to get the jump on other job seekers for the position,  she was about to send of her now polished resume when …

During our recent question and answer period a number of job seekers asked if the jobs that are posted online as being work from home related are only open to applicants in North America. I can also say that it’s one of those questions we see on a daily basis when going though our support email. People are concerned that these vacant jobs are only available if you live in the same location as the employer. In the video below I’ll try my best to address this nagging question, but …

We are looking for a FULL TIME Production Support Team Lead for our client who develops and sells packaged and customized software products. This fast growing, progressive company offers a work from home environment. This position allows for working from home / telecommuting.
Qualifications:
- Masters’s degree in e-commerce, computer science or related equivalent experience
- Passion for uptime, stability, and customer service in e-commerce environments
- 5+ years experience as an operations manager of a large-scale e-commerce 24×7 production environment
- 7+ years experience with high-end monitoring tools, automation of tasks, …