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I can help prepare candidates for job interviews; assist in discussing problems with your supervisors or peers; help in creating a resume that gets results; answer general work related questions.

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I have been in a management leadership role for the past 30 years. I have extensive knowledge re: the interview process, problem solving, team building, communcation with executive management, company mergers, downsizing, outsourcing of jobs, project management, disaster recovery, office politics, management consulting, business ethics,career changes, job relocation to another part of the country & becoming an agent for change within a corporation.

 
   

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Job Hunting Tips - is this a good home base work


Expert: Andy - 12/7/2006

Question
<h1>http://homebizwoman.createmyfuture.com/gologin4
is is a site to earn nice income a job that is from home ?
I am a mom mother of children  

Answer
Dear Mary,

I couldn’t find any particular information on this company but I would warn you to be very careful with these “work from home” promises to make it rich. Never ever send any money to pay for what these companies call “starter kits” because most of their leads come up empty. They provide contacts & phone numbers of prospective customers that no longer exist. By requiring people to pay for these starter kits, it allows these companies to stay in business until the Better Business Bureau receives enough complaints to put pressure on them to stop. Unfortunately, weeks later these same companies will open up under a new name & address. I’m sorry I don’t have good news for you on this one but hopefully I’ve stopped you from sending these folks any money.

I understand your need to work from home while still taking care of your children. So let me offer up some suggestions that may help you meet this goal. First, I would recommend that you make a list of your skill sets, what you enjoy doing & what you do well. From that list you can add to or eliminate potential jobs that can be done from home. For example, you can add an extra phone line to your home & offer an answering service to small businesses in your area such as doctor & dentist’s offices or plumbers or electricians etc. You can take a small ad out in the local neighborhood paper to advertise your business. Once you are able to sign up one or two businesses, word of mouth will help produce more business.

Here’s another idea. Hospitals & large doctor offices need people to type their medical transcripts for their customers; however, for this you will have to take a medical transcription course. You pick up the transcripts on a given day & return the finished work a few days later.

If you possess accounting skills, you can do accounting work for small businesses from home. How about being a Bridal & Wedding Consultant? This business entails you arranging meeting with various vendors, arranging the rehearsal dinner, creating a budget, the wedding registry & much more.  If you are handy with a sewing machine, you can do tailoring type of work for the local cleaners. One of the newer positions I’ve seen is a Virtual Assistant Secretarial Service. Young business people & entrepreneurs can’t find the time to write checks to pay their own bills, write their own letters, schedule meetings, arrange airline & hotel reservations etc.

Mary, I guess what I’m saying is that you should be looking to do something that you enjoy & what you are good doing. If you want, provide me a list of those skills & I will see if I can help you find other potential jobs you can do from home.

I hope some of these ideas have sparked an idea or two for you. If I can be of further assistance, please let me know. I wish you the best of luck in whatever you choose. When time permits, please fill out the allexperts.com questionnaire.

Regards,
Andy  

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