I am struggling to find a job

6 Comments

1. C DoveySeptember 10,2024 at 7:07PM UTC

   What skills do you have? Start with what you have to offer, not what you need and you'll find the process much easier.

2. AnonymousSeptember 10,2024 at 9:23PM UTC

   You and everyone else! You're probably struggling to find one because not that many of them exist anymore. The majority of people I know who work from home either own their own business or do outside consulting, which is more of an hourly contract position. I agree with the comment below, you need to look for a job/industry matching your skillset, then go from there.

   By the way, you don't mention why you need this type of position. Many employers will ask that question and require a solid reason from you. They'll also want assurances that you will be actually working for the eight hours, not managing things at home, taking care of kids/family members, etc.

3. Julie HagerSeptember 11,2024 at 12:52PM UTC

   I agree - and you will be VERY much more marketable if you don't have the remote requirement.

   I'd interviewed a year ago & they were starting the meeting off with the question of ME- to get that established at the start. I prefer to work NOT at home and more recently the remote jobs are NOT available

4. AnonymousSeptember 10,2024 at 9:33PM UTC

   Since hiring processes can be involved, you may want to put your resume on some of the general job boards or ones that are focused on your area of expertise so company and independent recruiters can find you. Be sure to have a summary and bullet points on your resume that indicate the benefit of your talents to a business: money or time saved, customers served, revenue generated, etc.

   You may also want to consider employment agencies because if the employer need is urgent, many times they will fill it with agency or contract workers. Of course, the quickest way to find a job is probably if you can find an "in" with a company by knowing someone working there - the good old "networking" approach.

   As for the work from home requirement, you may have to spend more than 8 hours per day Monday through Friday unless you can find a job that is of a clerical nature. Also, even some of those require you to show up in the office, at least on occasion. I recently had a finance contract position that was entirely work from home, but it definitely was not 8 hours Monday through Friday, although it did pay well. In addition, with the "return to office" trend, you may find those entirely WFH jobs are not as easy to find as they were even a year ago.

   These are just some general recommendations - Wishing you the best!

5. AnonymousSeptember 11,2024 at 11:00AM UTC

   Thank you this was very helpful.

6. AnonymousSeptember 11,2024 at 2:24PM UTC

   It's great to have your list of the optimal work environment, but jobs, like partners, rarely check all of the boxes.

   What field are you in?

   Many place offer fair pay but great benefits

   Lots of places require folks to come in anywhere from once/week to once/quarter.

   Consider where you can compromise.