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Work from Home as a Public-School Teacher

21Dec

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Work from Home as a Public-School Teacher

With the growth of online connectivity across the globe, the opportunity to teach from home has expanded greatly. Many of the online teaching positions do require that the educators are certified teachers, but there are also opportunities for those that are just well versed in the subject knowledge. If you live in the United States, then you may be aware that many public schools are taking advantage of some virtual school options for their students. Virtual schools allow students to take classes that may not be available at their local school; additionally, children have the flexibility to learn at any time of the day. Although teachers have the flexibility to teach from home, teachers must be available for students and parents for much of the day; this includes responding to tex...

In Demand Careers that do Not Require a Bachelor’s Degree

2Dec

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In Demand Careers that do Not Require a Bachelor’s Degree

Career Builder has listed several jobs that they say have a higher demand than available applicants, and do not require a 4-year degree. There have been more job postings for these positions than there have been new hires. Although these jobs do not require a 4-year degree, there are some that may require some career training or certification. One example is the medical assistant occupation. According to the Bureau of a Labor Statistics, some medical assistants are required to have a completed 1 -2 years of post-secondary education. But it also states that some employers may only require a high school diploma, and then allow the medical assistant to learn on the job. There are others that may not require any formal training, but do require that applicants have some years of exp...

More K-12 Work from Home Opportunities for Teachers

11Feb

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Careers, Work From Home Careers

More K-12 Work from Home Opportunities for Teachers

At one time no one would have thought that a K-12 career could possibly lead to a work from home opportunity. Now more and more openings are appearing across the country for certified teachers to teach children online. These positions are for public and private school educators. Online public school has grown more and more over the years and there are teachers needed to teach classes in every subject area. Students are taking classes in more than the general education subjects like English, Social Studies, Math, and Science. There is also a broad range of electives that are being offered. Students are being taught foreign language in Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, Latin, German, and Japanese. Students are even taking music lessons in guitar online. Most of the teaching p...

11Feb

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Crafting the Best Resume

Great resumes help get jobs. It does not matter if it is work from home position or traditional employment, having a good resume can help toward getting the job that you want. Don’t Lie One point that should be made is that the best resume may not look like the perfect resume. There are some things and skills that you wish you have, but do not currently possess. You may think the easiest thing to do is to add those qualifications and no one will ever be the wiser. The problem is that lie may come back to haunt you in that position and any other positions you may get in the future. A notable example can be found in the career of former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, who was fired after just four months in that position. His resume included a lie that he possessed a computer sci...

11Feb

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Careers, Flexible Jobs

Flexible Work Options for Parents

Some mothers may not have the opportunity to work exclusively at home, but there are positions that offer flexibility that some parents are looking for while caring for their children. Nursing is one option that some mothers have selected. I have known several mothers that have been in healthcare and have worked a schedule that allows them to have the opportunity to be with the kids more. One mom began working just one 12 hour shift at night when her son was young. She later transitioned to working full-time in a hospital as her son became older and was school age. With the 12 hour shifts, you will need some to help with the kids on days that you do work. Nurses are not the only ones that have the option of working these flexible times. There are also physicians that are able to work pa...

5Feb

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Careers, Freelance Writing, Work From Home Careers

Moms Making Money as Freelance Writers

Freelance writing has been around for a long time, but the growth of the web has created a greater demand for freelance writers. Many website owners that need to create content for their visitors are relying on freelance writers to produce the articles, blog posts, and written copy that they need. Being a freelance writer does offer flexibility. As long as you have a laptop you can write from anywhere. You can set your own hours and have the opportunity to have your freelance writing career work around your family time, instead of having your work schedule work around your family time. Although being a freelance writer does offer a lot of flexibility, you must also have a degree of structure and dependability. Freelance writing assignments have deadlines that must be met. The people ...