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EMPLOYMENT HOMEPAGE
Work At Home For Opportunities
HOW TO PREPARE FOR A WORK AT HOME INTERVIEW
Unless you’re looking for a local company, it is very likely that
the interview will be conducted entirely online or by phone. When you
work from home, you will get used to the idea of working
independently, think of the interview as a test to determine if you
are really ready or not.
If you have never been hired without face to face conversation, you
can find out that process is nerve-wracking and impersonal. The best
way to fight against these feelings is by preparing properly for the
interview process and make the best of it, you have to offer from the
beginning. It may seem common sense to most people, but you should
make sure that your resume is completely waterproof. Go over it
several times in a few days, send copies to trusted friends and family
members and have a resume writer to revise it if possible. Just a few
errors in grammar or spelling errors can make the difference between
getting contacted at all, so it is easy to see why the best
professional resume can make or break you.
You cannot dress the part, but you can ensure that responses are
professional and have a powerful voice to speak. Think about all the
questions you asked when interviewed in person, then a script to save
your answers. inflection of voice, pauses, and your general tone of a
healthy, natural and pleasant. Includes a list of skills, activities
and experience, then the work is sold to those with the appropriate
responses.
GATHER YOUR INFORMATION
Unless you’re looking for a local company, it is very likely that
the interview will be conducted entirely online or by phone. When you
work from home, you will get used to the idea of working
independently, think of the interview as a test to determine if you
are really ready or not.
If you have never been hired without face to face conversation, you
can find out that process is nerve-wracking and impersonal. The best
way to fight against these feelings is by preparing properly for the
interview process and make the best of it, you have to offer from the
beginning. It may seem common sense to most people, but you should
make sure that your resume is completely waterproof. Go over it
several times in a few days, send copies to trusted friends and family
members and have a resume writer to revise it if possible. Just a few
errors in grammar or spelling errors can make the difference between
getting contacted at all, so it is easy to see why the best
professional resume can make or break you.
You cannot dress the part, but you can ensure that responses are
professional and have a powerful voice to speak. Think about all the
questions you asked when interviewed in person, then a script to save
your answers. inflection of voice, pauses, and your general tone of a
healthy, natural and pleasant. Includes a list of skills, activities
and experience, then the work is sold to those with the appropriate
responses.
It's time to find your marketable skills, and the achievments in your
past that prove those skills. This data will help you to write a
Résumé to knock their socks off.
FIND YOUR MARKETABLE SKILLS
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:
What do you do well?
What do you most enjoy doing?
Is it the job you’re doing now?
Your course work in school?
If not, what do you do well?
Is it a hobby? Volunteer work? Other?
Write your answers on a sheet of paper.
What do you enjoy doing?
What skills do you most enjoy using on the job or in school right
now?
What skills would you use even if you weren’t paid?
Write out your answers.
If you enjoy doing something that you’ve already written down in
answer to the first question, underline it this time.
Ideally, you’ll have several skills underlined at the end of this
exercise. These are things you do well AND enjoy doing.
Now, list your 2-3 most marketable skills. From your list of
underlined skills, choose the 2 or 3 you think will be most attractive
to the person reading your résumé. These are your most marketable
skills. You’ll use them later to write your résumé.
This is the most important step in the process of writing your
Résumé. Why? Because if you know what your most marketable skills
are, you can highlight your most relevant experience, which will help
you find the job that’s best for you.
PROVE YOUR CASE WITH ACHIEVEMENTS
Now, what achievements prove the 2-3 most marketable skills you
listed above? Write at least three things you did that you’re proud
of and THEIR RESULTS.
What have you done to increase productivity, profits, efficiency,
sales, etc.? Use facts, figures, years and be as specific as possible.
Your achievements can be from paid or volunteer employment, school
projects or even hobbies. As long as they’re relevant to the work
you want to do, you may include them in your résumé.
WHAT TO LEAVE OUT
Some things don’t belong in your résumé. Here’s a list of six
things you should not include:
• Title at the top of the page, such as “Résumé of
Qualifications,” “Confidential Résumé,” etc. If the reader
needs to be told that he’s reading a résumé, he’s in no position
to hire you.
• Months of employment. While you must include the years you were
at each job, don’t include the months. This is perfectly acceptable
and helps cover up any short gaps in employment. Your dates should
look like this: (1997-1998).
• Reasons for leaving. This information is irrelevant and uses
valuable space. You can always discuss these facts in a job interview.
If you feel compelled to explain why you left a job after a few weeks
or months, just leave it out of the résumé.
• Salary. Never discuss this until you have a job offer.
• References. Write these on a separate sheet and bring them to the
interview. And don’t’ include the phrase: “References available
upon request.” It’s understood that you have them. This line
wastes space.
• Age, sex, religion or health. In the United States, it’s
illegal to discriminate against you because of these. Don’t refer to
them in your résumé.
If you’re in doubt about whether or not to include something in
your résumé, ask yourself: “Will this make an employer more likely
to call me?” If the answer is a definite “Yes,” include it. If
the answer is “No,” consider leaving it out.
Check out the time saving tips, software, and other resources
available to you to make this process as painless as possible.
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