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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If you work from home, you know how important it is to maintain high levels of productivity, whether you’re a freelancer working for yourself or a telecommuter who must still answer to a supervisor. Working from home, despite the myth, is actually not always easy and relaxed. In fact, working from home can create even more distractions than working in an office. Therefore, it’s important for people who work from home to limit as many of the distractions as possible. One of the easiest ways to do this is to …

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 …

Have you noticed that since you started working from home that your waistline is gradually increasing? How about your posture and core muscles? Over the past 12 years I’ve been working form home, I’ve gained a substantial amount of weight and I’ve had to deal with back pain and other things that’s associated with weight gain and being less active. I spend anywhere from 8 to 14 hours a day in front of this computer and am not as active as I once was. Over the last 60 days I’ve …

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 …

I can only image the frustration you’re going through if you’re applying for tons of jobs and not getting a response from the employer. Like clock-work, you get up each day with renewed interest and vigor and hit the job listing websites. We were taught that the early bird catches the worm, so you’re first to apply for the vacant jobs that were posted since you last checked your favorite employment site. All this effort and no luck yet – it’s killing your spirit and you’re losing hope.. WAIT!
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In today’s video I’ll try to answer the following question that was asked recently: I need to work from home i am now a single mum and have always worked, i work in the office sector but am willing to try almost anything. Does anyone have any genuine work at home where i don’t have to pay upfront? Please help any ideas are gratefully received. Georgina Heley
I must apologize to Georgina for the mispronunciation of her name in the video, as I only noticed the mistake I made after watching …

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 …

If you’re one of the 150+ people who applied for the internal position we posted about a week ago, you should be receiving an email from us sometime within the next 24hrs. That email will explain more about the position and how to get in contact with us for a possible interview. Here’s part of the email which you’ll receive:
Thanks for your interest in the vacant position we posted last week.
Please read through the details, then get back to me if you’re interested
in an interview (will be done online).
As mentioned, …