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Single dad caring for my mentally disabled son in the home, and his sister who is recovering from brain cancer. Reaching the end of internet looking for legitimate wfh jobs. They seem to be scams , multi level marketing schemes, or cold calling…
The few data entry positions have literally hundreds of applicants. Curious what types of positions those of you who currently work from home have? I’ve looked into getting certified as a medical coder, though I see a lot of people saying the online cpc-a isn’t enough to get a foot in the door. Any other certifications that may be useful for remote jobs?
I have a friend who does tax returns. Hundreds of clients and he never sees any one of them in person. He rents an office now but I will be building him a new office in his garage. Makes really good money.
Don't know how you would go about getting where he is though.
I'm no help...but I hope you catch a break...sounds like you could use one. Hang tough, bud.
I would start by going on some job search sites and filtering remote positions. Quite a few jobs out there where you can work from home office. I started a job a month ago and one of the concessions they made was for me to work from my home office. Head office is a 2 hour drive away.
What kind of jobs have you had career wise so far?
Man, you deserve a great job and a new beginning this year. 🙏
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Mortgage loan officer…a bit tough at the moment, but when it turns a corner of a few months it’s a great income, flexible schedule, and virtually no need to meet with clients (as long as you stay away from banks and credit unions). Once licensed you can basically have your pick of companies to work for.
downside? Commission only…and it takes a minute to build up a clientele and referral relationships…and/or costs money to buy leads.
I don't remember what he does but I know that @ProKawi24 works from home.
Maybe he'll chime in.
Interesting, I don’t have formal edu in finance unfortunately.
Id assume there’s prerequisites to the licensing?
I’ve been searching remote and wfh. It’s so badly flooded with fake adds, a few interesting jobs here and there, but mostly tech related “full stack, user interface 9000 systems designer with min 10 experience in large architecture etc etc “
Former aircraft tech for major carrier. Fish out of water if I don’t have a Boeing in front of me. 😅
Nah, tons of folks i know that are mortgage brokers didn’t have a finance/mortgage background. Only issue is starting with no clients or contacts, similar to real estate or insurance. Take the pre license class, pass your test and get licensed.
I have a few friends who recently switched careers to cyber security.
Really depends if you have time and money to retrain.
What are your skill sets and experience?
Try LinkedIn and Indeed.
I’ve been recruited a few times off LinkedIn.
Start networking, talk to former colleagues. See what kind of positions related to aircraft maintenance can support at home work. Sales, tech support, consulting, contracting, etc.
Search and see what people who had a similar job now do.
Thanks for the info, I’ll have to look into that
For qualifications I hold the FAA A&P, FCC, & NCATT AET (Aircraft maintenance certs) and a Technical Writing Certificate from UGA, and a one month Certification from MIT in Organizational Structure. (Maybe worth a cup of coffee?)
I assume you've already tried Gulfstream and the other aircraft industries?
There is an aircraft maintenance tracking/documenting company...can't remember the name. They are 100% virtual. With your background...worth a shot.
My wife is a medical coder. She got her initial CPC from our local community college but the courses were all online. She gets a lot of WFH offers but really likes where she works. She was able to work from home for a year during quarantine but couldn’t wait to get back to her office again.
Most of the WFH offers she gets are contract offers, no benefits. Some are as high as $40+ per hour, but without benefits that is less than she currently makes.
My best friends wife just finished some kind of online school so she could work remotely, I feel like she said it was something to do with medical billing?
I got a bit lucky with my situation. I started working at a credit union call center 10 years ago. After 2 years a position in the real estate dept. opened up for a loan clerk which I jumped at just to GTF out of that miserable call center. Over the next couple years I just worked my way up learning the business and when a position for a mortgage loan processor/underwriter opened up they gave me a chance and I've been doing it ever since. I used to go to the office every day but since I'm in a chair I was able to get our HR dept. to set me up with a laptop to work from home on days when I was having any problems like bladder spasms, UTI, etc. Ever since Covid my work has switched to allow people to be fully remote if they choose which obviously I love it. Pretty much only go to the office for quarterly meetings.
It's possible whatever work you find if it mostly just involves working on a computer you could get a medical note that you need to be home to care for your children and they can set you up with a laptop & monitors. Especially ever since Covid so many employers are switching to remote work or at least are much more forgiving in allowing people to do so.
Good angle on the medical note for child care, that may work for a company that has remote options.
I live in a state that has a medicaid waiting list ten years long for parent caretakers of disabled children. Even in states where a caregiver can be paid, most of the time they only offer a few hours a week of min wage pay.. so I dont think I'll be moving out of state to try to qualify as a caretaker, I'll need to care for him while working somehow. Eventually he'll have to be in a group home, but he's only 18, it feels too soon to send him off to a home so I can be employed outside the home...
If it's mostly or all computer work like my job then you'd have a great chance for any employer to set you up to work remote. Before Covid I would usually have to call in sick 3-5 times every month. I could still do my job I just didn't want to be in the office and piss myself from a spasm or be going to the bathroom every 30 minutes from bladder or stomach issues. My boss mentioned to me that if I went to HR with a doctors note they might make an exception for me to work from home on a "as needed" basis. When Covid hit everyone was forced to work remote but when places started having people come back they changed policy to allow us to work remote 100% if we choose. Employee happiness went up, performance increased, they're saving money on operating costs not having a building full of people. Many people even threatened to leave if they didn't allow full remote work since so many other companies have made the switch.
Take a 40 hour education course online and your own pace/convenience, pass the state and federal exams (not hard)…no formal education required.
Pit Row
I'm in the same boat. Just graduated with my Bachelors and have been trying to find my first job in IT. I haven't been keeping track but I'm going to guess I've applied to 30-50 gigs in the last month with zero responses. A job will be posted on LinkedIn and 100 people will apply within the first day. Things have been looking bleak to say the least but I'm hoping things get better now that we're past the holidays. Good luck.
That is actually interesting. Unfortunately for me as a business owner I have trouble keeping my eyes from rolling back into my head when doing returns. And for some years of sending my return in on time, the IRS waits a couple of years and sends me a letter telling me I never sent them in with pretty big fines. lol.
What area of IT are you wanting to go into?
I had a hell of a time getting my first gig after I graduated. Hell, I worked for my company for 12 years at the time, had a great track record with the company, and had been doing 4 hours a week of job shadowing our Network Architect for 2 years before they finally made a position for me in the company. Had applied all over the place for IT jobs and nothing.
Don't mean to paint a bleak picture bleaker, but if you have an idea of what you want to do I may be able to give you a few things that may help.
After getting into my current job, I realized why they want people with experience. I'm in a position where "full stack" is really needed. And when you go into a "full stack" role, with no stack experience, it's a tough gig. I can say that I am now a jack of all trades and a master of none, which is a step above the entry level role in terms of what the market expects.
Not sure if its real or not but
Sounds like you’ve already got more than a full time job on your hands. Shame our country can’t provide for those who sacrifice like you are.
I’ve been working from home for a decade. Software engineering. Mostly self-taught but it takes a lot of time and a passion for it, the former of which I don’t blame if you can’t find.
Wishing you luck on your search.
Unfortunately most likely scam, similar to the Amazon scam ads, where you’re eventually directed to pre employment information page where your information is taken and the job offer disappears
The RSS connects radiologists with the ordering physician, PA or nurse to discuss critical findings over the phone. Pretty much an operator who makes all the calls and contacts with various hospitals and offices.
Something similar to that would be a good option, ( noticed they’re looking for 2 years experience, and radiology experience, but I sometimes stay at holiday in express..?)
Keep your head up, Bud. Thought I was at the end of my rope recently, when I was about to give up hope, a fantastic opportunity presented itself.
You would learn the lingo quick. I don’t think they would turn you down because of experience.
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