The FlexJobs Podcast: Career Advice & Job Search Tips

As parents know, juggling life's responsibilities on a daily basis often makes them highly skilled at multitasking–especially during the pandemic.The desire to have a career while being available for children can parlay into seeking an online job that melds a working parent's schedule with the financial needs of their family. Looking for work-at-home jobs for moms and dads can be the ideal way to meet obligations at home and in a career.According to FlexJobs' survey of working parents, the ability to work flexibly is one of the top contributors to a healthy work-life balance. The FlexJobs database lists thousands of work-from-home jobs that offer parents the ability to work comfortably from a home office.We've come up with a list of 15 stay-at-home jobs that are great for moms and dads. Note: FlexJobs is the longtime leader in helping job seekers find the highest-quality remote, work-from-home, hybrid, and flexible jobs. You can sign up for premium-level access to our database of hand-screened job listings, as well as job search and career webinars, and many other great resources! Learn today how FlexJobs can empower your job search! Check out these 15 work-from-home jobs for moms and dads1. Customer Service RepresentativeMedian Pay: $37,907Work-from-home customer service roles are plentiful. Workers who can take phone calls, respond to inquiries, provide customers with assistance, and complete administrative tasks will be well qualified for this type of role. You'll need a quiet home office and the ability to learn and use technology and software programs.2. Data Entry SpecialistMedian Pay: $35,833One of the more popular jobs for stay-at-home moms and dads, data entry positions can be highly flexible roles that allow you to manage your daily routine with your children by working while they sleep or are at school. Employers hiring for data entry jobs often require strong keyboarding skills and sharp attention to detail, which are skills that many parents already have.3. Recruiting CoordinatorMedian Pay: $45,485If you think you might enjoy helping people get hired into a new job, a recruiting position may be a good fit. Recruiting coordinators typically assist HR personnel with looking over resumes, performing background checks, assisting with interviews, and onboarding new employees.4. ProofreaderMedian Pay: $43,126Proofreaders typically are highly detail-oriented and can find even the smallest of errors. As a remote proofreader, you'll ensure consistency, check formatting, confirm facts, check grammar, and more.5. Writer / BloggerMedian Pay: $48,732Many publications and online resources are interested in parenting topics. Use your experience in parenthood as the impetus to get paid to write. Contribute to a parent-focused website, social media outlets, or other publication. Or, use your financial management expertise or career focus as your basis

FlexJobs Career Coach, Rachel, joins Kelly in this episode of The FlexJobs Podcast to talk about why she loves giving FlexJobs members career tips and working at FlexJobs. Rachel shares tips to help job seekers looking to change careers and explains why it's so important to customize your resume for every job you apply for. Meet the Career Coaching Team here: https://www.flexjobs.com/career-coachingReady to get your career and job search on the right track? Our FlexJobs Career Coaching Team can help! Don't Job Search Alone!Take a Tour of FlexJobs Today: https://www.flexjobs.com/tour

We're talking all about the Research Team in this episode of The FlexJobs Podcast. Kelly is joined by Kelly Kirby, Senior Director of Job Research to learn more about how her team researches and hand-screens all of the jobs and companies in the FlexJobs database. Meet the entire Research Team here: https://www.flexjobs.com/research-teamFlexJobs has been a dedicated remote and flexible company since we began back in 2007. We understand what our job seekers want because each of us wanted the same when we were looking: good job opportunities that offer flexibility, so you can both pay your bills and live life to the fullest.Take a Tour of FlexJobs Today: https://www.flexjobs.com/tour

Isn't it better to have real people to support you during your job search? We think so! In our very first team interview, we're speaking to Jess, the Senior Director of Employer and Client Services at FlexJobs. In this episode, you'll learn more about what the Client Services Team at FlexJobs does to help job seekers and members every day. Want to contact Jess and the team? Head over to www.flexjobs.com/contact and get in touch with them today!FlexJobs | Find A Better Way To Work www.flexjobs.com 

The email subject line for a job inquiry is a prime piece of real estate. It's often what will either drive a hiring manager to open an email and review your resume, or ignore it. As a job seeker, you need to do everything possible to make your email stand apart. So, think about what you want to convey to a hiring professional, and write your way to a new career with a powerful job inquiry email subject line!“Most of the time, we recommend the subject line contains your name and other vital pieces of info like the job title or requisition number,” says Brie Reynolds, manager of the Career Coaching Program at FlexJobs. “Depending on your situation, though, you may want to include other details to really make your email stand out.”Read the full article here: https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/5-go-email-subject-lines-job-seekers/FlexJobs | Find A Better Way To Work at www.flexjobs.comFlexJobs is a subscription service for job seekers. With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, the monthly subscription costs allow us to fully vet and verify all of the jobs on our site—ensuring that customers have a safe and positive job searching experience to find work-from-home jobs.

If you are a relative newcomer to the world of remote work, you might be wondering what types of work-from-home interview questions to expect.Fortunately, we've got you covered on some common interview questions for remote jobs and ways to answer them.We're covering 13 questions including:1. Do you have previous experience working from home?2. Why do you want to work remotely?3. Tell me about your favorite/least favorite job.4. What does your home office look like?5. How do you/would you minimize distractions when you work from home?6. Why do you want to work for our company?7. How do you schedule/prioritize/stay motivated?8. What do you like best/least about working from home?9. How will you coordinate and communicate with your coworkers to ensure the work gets done efficiently?10. What does your ideal day look like?11. How do you like to work? Do you need a lot of direction?12. Give me an example of a project in which you were involved from beginning to end.13. Are you comfortable with not being around people all the time?Preparing for a remote interview is, in many ways, no different than preparing for an in-person interview. Just like you would prepare answers to commonly asked interview questions, you can prepare answers for work-from-home interview questions, too, and ace the interview.Sometimes, though, a little extra help is in order. Consider meeting with one of our career coaches. They can help you prepare answers to remote job interview questions so you can stand out from the rest of the pack!Learn more about our mock interview services here: https://www.flexjobs.com/mock-job-interviewFlexJobs | Find A Better Way To Work at https://www.flexjobs.com

There can be a plethora of reasons for having no work experience. Maybe you just graduated. Perhaps you never entered the workforce because you got married and had children, and worked as a stay-at-home parent. Maybe you spent years taking care of a loved one at home.Whatever the case, there are remote jobs out there that don't require a ton of experience and could be a great fit for you. Making money from home doesn't always mean you need a degree or years of experience.When you have no work experience, it's important to focus on your transferable skills—skills you can transfer easily one job or area of life to the next. Consider these common transferable skills you may have gained that you could use in a future remote job to make money at home:Budgeting/money skills if you handled your family's financesProject managements skills if you oversaw school, family, or volunteer projects and schedulesLeadership skills if you've ever lead a project or person (think school projects or volunteer opportunities)Communication skills if you have public speaking skills, are a great writer, lead any groups, etc.FlexJobs features lots of jobs to help you make money online from home (We've been helping people work from home since 2007). In this episode, we'll cover 10 remote jobs that don't require any experience. FlexJobs is a subscription service for job seekers that features flexible and remote jobs. With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, the monthly subscription costs allow us to fully vet and verify all of the jobs on our site—ensuring that customers have a safe and positive job searching experience to find remote, work from home, and flexible jobs.

f you're searching for a job that allows you to work from home, you might be surprised at the variety of terms used to describe this type of job. Telecommuting, virtual job, remote job, home-based job – these terms are usually used as synonyms for one another. They all define a job that is not done from inside a traditional office.In this episode of our career advice and job search podcast, we're breaking it all down to help you find the remote work arrangement that truly “works” for you.FlexJobs is a subscription service for job seekers that features flexible and remote jobs. With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, the monthly subscription costs allow us to fully vet and verify all of the jobs on our site—ensuring that customers have a safe and positive job searching experience.

Sometimes when you're in the midst of a job search and you've been giving it your all, despite your best efforts, you just can't find a job.It can be disheartening not to see results from all your hard work, but don't despair. By following a few simple tips when you can't find a job, you can turn your job search into a success!Read more on this topic here: https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/what-to-do-when-you-cant-find-a-job/Job searching can be challenging, and when you can't find a job, it can feel like you're stuck in career limbo waiting for the right opportunity to come along. Focusing on improving your job search process, expanding your search, and taking breaks when you need can lead you straight to career success.FlexJobs offers flexible careers in more than 50 job categories, including freelance, flexible schedule, remote, and more.FlexJobs is a subscription service for job seekers with an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. The monthly subscription costs allow us to fully vet and verify all of the jobs on our site, ensuring that customers have a safe and positive job searching experience. 

There's nothing like reading a job listing and feeling that this could be the perfect job for you. So you apply to the position—and then it's crickets.Unfortunately, this can (and does) happen a whole lot when you're job searching. The hiring process can drag on for weeks (and sometimes months). If you really want to know if you're in the running for the job, you should follow up on your job application.Of course, you want to follow up without coming across as pushy. And, because of the pandemic, it's hard to know how and when to follow up without seeming demanding during a time when many hiring managers already have their hands full. But, there are steps you can take to follow up on your job application without ruining your chances of landing a new job.Read more on this topic at: https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/how-to-follow-up-on-job-applications/

As we've long known, remote work has a host of advantages for workers. We're listing out the best of the best benefits of working from home—some you may already be aware of, and some that may open your eyes even more to remote work's impact on employers, employees, the economy, and the planet.In this episode, we're covering the top 10 benefits of working from home along with the best companies for remote work. Though the pandemic may have been the catalyst for remote work for many millions of employees around the world, it's far from the only reason to work from home. Indeed, the benefits of working from home impact so many things on a global scale that it's sure to become the best path forward.FlexJobs can help you connect with a remote job. With job postings that are updated daily across more than 50 career categories, you can connect with employers that understand the value and importance of remote work. Not a member? Learn more about the benefits of joining FlexJobs.www.flexjobs.comFlexJobs is a subscription service for job seekers that features flexible and remote (work from home) jobs. With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, the monthly subscription costs allow us to fully vet and verify all of the jobs on our site—ensuring that customers have a safe and positive job searching experience.

Even before COVID-19, working from home was becoming increasingly common. In 2018, 3.6% of U.S. workers worked remotely half time or more, and remote work as a whole had grown more than 159% since 2005.During the pandemic, though, a whopping 51% of employed Americans transitioned to working from home. And now, more people are working remotely than ever before.Despite the growth of remote work, the coronavirus has taken a considerable toll on the job market. With millions of Americans unemployed and the future of unemployment benefits uncertain, many out-of-work job seekers are looking for remote jobs that can weather the storm during challenging times.While a large variety of remote jobs exist in practically any career field imaginable, some jobs and industries are more common for remote work than others. To help job seekers better understand the remote job market, FlexJobs has identified the 20 most common work-from-home job titles based on an analysis of our jobs database.About the Work-From-Home Job Titles on This ListOur research team spends roughly 100 combined hours every day searching for, screening, and posting remote and flexible job opportunities to the FlexJobs site. We analyzed the job titles for remote jobs in our database to identify 20 job titles most often associated with various remote work options, which include 100% (all the time) at-home work, partial remote work, or the option to work remotely.The job titles below also link to postings classified as, “remote—during pandemic.” We're including these so job seekers can see what kinds of remote jobs are available both during the pandemic and beyond.FlexJobs is a subscription service for job seekers that features flexible and work from home (remote) jobs. With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, the monthly subscription costs allow us to fully vet and verify all of the jobs on our site—ensuring that customers have a safe and positive job searching experience.

Given that college costs are on the rise and the average student loan debt in 2020 was about $37,500, many people are starting to question the wisdom of pursuing a bachelor's degree.Does it make sense to spend all that time and money getting your degree when you could be working, earning, and gaining experience? And, do employers value real-world experience and on-the-job training enough to overlook the lack of a degree on a resume?'Read more about this topic at https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/education-vs-experience/

A FlexJobs survey of 2,100 people who worked remotely during the pandemic found that remote work is here to stay! Fifty-eight percent of respondents said they would look for a new job if they weren't allowed to continue working from home in their current position after the pandemic. Another 65% want to work remotely full-time post-pandemic, while 33% are hoping for a hybrid work arrangement (some days in the office, some days at home).Looking for a job is stressful enough. But, looking for a remote job, particularly if you're unfamiliar with how different the process can be, is an added layer of difficulty. So, we asked the career coaches at FlexJobs for their expert advice on looking for a remote job.1. What are the current trends in the remote job market?2. What kinds of remote jobs are there?3. Are there certain companies that are known for hiring remote workers?4. Why do some jobs have a location requirement if it's 100% remote work?5. What kinds of technology and tools should I know to be a successful remote worker?6. What do I need to know about virtual hiring and interviewing?7. Do I need to write a cover letter for a remote job application?8. As a remote worker, do I have to supply my own equipment, or will the employer provide things like laptops?9. Why am I not hearing back from employers after I apply for a remote job?10. Is my age a problem when I apply to a remote job?Get more expert career advice from the FlexJobs Career Coaching Team at www.flexjobs.com/blog

Taking your career in a new direction takes a certain amount of gumption. Even when you know exactly what your next move is, the biggest hurdle to change can be working up the nerve to leave everything you've built for the unknowns of a new career path.Whether you've been in your current career for one year or are considering a midlife career change, it's normal to be nervous about changing career lanes. What are you giving up, and what are you gaining? And where do you even start?Addressing Career Change FearsIt's normal to experience anxiety and even doubt when pivoting careers. So, before you rewrite your resume and apply for new jobs, take some time to address your fears and concerns.

The prospects for finding reputable and professional ways to make money from home are increasing all the time, especially following the worldwide transition to remote work during the pandemic. These days, job seekers can find plenty of legitimate opportunities to work remotely with a variety of work schedules.Ready to start your search for a remote job? Having access to an up-to-date computer and a solid internet connection are essential to make money from home. You'll also need a dedicated workspace and the motivation and discipline to stick to a schedule the works for you.If you have the desire and skills to be a successful remote worker, you can begin your search with FlexJobs, the premier source for hand-screened, work-from-home jobs that are fully vetted and verified.While professional remote jobs are available across many industries, honing in on specific job categories can help you find your perfect fit. The career fields below offer abundant opportunities to make money from home.More links and resources can be found in our blog post on this topic: https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/real-ways-to-make-money-from-home/FlexJobs is a subscription service for job seekers that features flexible and remote jobs. With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, the monthly subscription costs allow us to fully vet and verify all of the jobs on our site—ensuring that customers have a safe and positive job searching experience. 

When career changers first think about leaving one career for a new one, the prospect can be exciting! Maybe you're planning to leave a job (or even a career) that doesn't excite you anymore and pursue a passion or a long-held dream about what you could do.Whether you are new to your current career field or are looking at a new career after retirement, the following checklist can help career changers at any age. For each of the major steps in the process, several sub-steps can help you make informed decisions and get the most out of your job search.Get more resources and tips from our blog post on this topic: https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/20-most-common-work-from-home-job-titles-v2/FlexJobs is a subscription service for job seekers that features flexible and work from home (remote) jobs. With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, the monthly subscription costs allow us to fully vet and verify all of the jobs on our site—ensuring that customers have a safe and positive job searching experience.

Whether you want to be your own boss, test drive a new career, or have a side hustle that focuses on your passion project, freelancing can be the way to go. And, if you decide to pursue freelance work, you wouldn't be alone.In 2019, an MBO Partners' survey found that nearly 41.1 million Americans identified themselves as freelancers, whether it was a few hours a month or a full-time arrangement. To break that down a little further, nearly 15 million workers claimed to be part-time freelancers, and 12.4 million called themselves full-time freelancers!With these kinds of numbers, it's imperative to prepare yourself to freelance and freelance well. Use this guide to understand what freelancing is, how to find companies and jobs hiring, and the characteristics needed to succeed as a freelancer.Get more tips for freelancers from the FlexJobs blog: https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/category/flex-workers/freelancers/

There are a lot of details involved with job applications, but we're here to help make the process easier for you! Use this quick and easy job application checklist to help ensure you're putting your best foot forward, every single time.FlexJobs is a subscription service for job seekers that features flexible and remote jobs. With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, the monthly subscription costs allow us to fully vet and verify all of the jobs on our site—ensuring that customers have a safe and positive job searching experience. Career coaching and resume review offerings are also available to members at a deep discount. 

Writing a good resume is a difficult balancing act. Sometimes it can be a challenge to keep your resume length short and sweet while also including enough quality information to make a lasting impression.Hiring managers will also hold a particular interest in the skills you possess. This means it's very important to know what is relevant to the job when thinking of skills to list on your resume. And though it goes without saying, we'll say it just in case: any skills listed on your resume should be skills you truly possess. Here are the top skills you should include on your resume, from the FlexJobs blog.FlexJobs is a subscription service for job seekers that features flexible and remote jobs. With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, the monthly subscription costs allow us to fully vet and verify all of the jobs on our site—ensuring that customers have a safe and positive job searching experience. Career coaching and resume review offerings are also available to members at a deep discount.