- All right, so seven skills...
What the... I didn't know I need...
I didn't know I needed any of these skills
to get a remote job.
In today's video, guys,
I'm gonna share with you the seven essential skills
that you need to land your next remote job.
And stick around to the end guys,
'cause I'm actually gonna share with you where you can go
and start attending live, totally free webinars
to learn the job skills needed
to land a job in the remote workforce today.
So you're not gonna wanna miss that.
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Seven essential skills for remote jobs,
what you need and why you need them.
We're gonna go over those in a second.
I've shared a lot of remote jobs on this website,
online jobs, work from home jobs,
but one thing I realized that I haven't really
shared with you guys is what you need to get these jobs.
So what's required, because I can make videos all day long
about jobs and who's hiring, and where they're hiring,
and I'll continue to do that for you,
but I also want to share with you
how to actually get these jobs, right?
What do you need before you actually go in there,
fill out the application, go to the website.
I want to prepare you guys for success.
So that's why today's video, guys,
is super, super important.
Pay close attention, because I'm gonna drop
a lot of nuggets and a lot of bombs today, okay?
That are gonna help you land your next job.
So let's start going through these.
So these are these seven essential skills, guys,
as stated by FlexJobs.
I've talked about them in the past.
Remote work is on the rise.
FlexJobs is one of, if not the largest
online job site out there,
and they are really catering to the remote workforce.
So stick around, because I'm gonna share with you
where you can go to FlexJobs totally free
and attend some of these live webinars
where you can learn details on how to write a cover letter.
If you don't know what a cover letter is,
this is a must, must have.
Your cover letter has to be specific
to the job you're applying for.
So you just can't put in a random, old cover letter.
It has to be specific to the job.
If you're serious about getting a remote job,
this is a valuable skillset.
One of the most important skills that people
are looking for with remote job workers
is the ability to work independently.
Now you might be saying,
"Oh, I can do that. I work from home."
But they take this very seriously,
and let me share this with you here.
Employers that hire remote employees
typically expect their workers to know their job
and meet expectations without much handholding.
So what that means is, guys, when you're applying for a job,
you better make sure
that you know what you're talking about,
you're able to handle the duties involved.
Because even though you're working from home,
or you're working remotely, you still have a boss.
Although that boss might be virtual,
or it might be working out of some location in the world,
you still have deadlines and things you have to meet.
Also, you need to make sure that you have a good workspace
in order to do this,
and you need to be able to communicate online.
It's a whole different world communicating online.
I've been doing this for several years now,
working with people in various online chat rooms,
and you're still required to be active in those groups,
in those online forums with your coworkers,
or even if you're doing freelance.
So ability to work independently.
And that could be something as simple
as putting in the chat box in the morning,
"Good morning everybody, have a happy Monday."
"Good morning, everybody, have a happy Wednesday."
Things like that.
Self motivation. This is a big one, guys.
You have to be motivated, right?
Again, just because you're working remotely,
or working from home, doesn't mean you can just
turn your computer on and make money.
You need to be able to create your own schedule and routine
that keeps you focused, okay?
Now, one of the luxuries of working remotely,
working from home, as you can slip in some exercise
or take the dog for a walk.
And in a lot of cases that doesn't mean
you just drop everything and get up and go.
You still need to have a schedule, okay?
So there's a trade off, right?
You have that flexibility of working from home,
or working remotely,
but you also need to be able to handle distractions
that may come up, okay?
So learn how to plan a schedule for you,
learn how to get into a routine.
Strong written communication skills.
This is huge guys, especially for my worldwide people.
If English is your second language, that's okay,
but can you communicate professionally
in that language, right?
So you need to be fluent, right?
It doesn't have to necessarily be your first language,
but if you are going for a job
that requires communication in English,
make sure that's a strong suit.
You need to be able to write clearly, have good grammar,
because all your communication is gonna be online.
Every word that you type is gonna be looked over
with a fine tooth comb,
so make sure that your grammar is on par,
your writing skills is on par.
You can always go to a website like Udemy
and take some low-cost or free training
to get your grammar skills up.
Number four, you have to be comfortable
with learning new things, guys,
and learning and using new digital tools,
because things are changing all the time, right?
It says here, remote collaboration does require
extensive use of online and digital resources.
So if you're somebody who fears tech
and you don't want to learn new things,
you may want to rethink your remote position.
Even though you're not necessarily selling a tech product,
you still need to use basic tech
in order to run your remote business,
or work for a remote company.
Go to the website,
research the job that you're applying for,
look what the requirements are.
If you don't know those specific tools,
then do some research on them, learn about them,
so you can speak intelligently
when you do write your cover letter,
when you do put in your job application,
when you do have your virtual resume.
You need to be a team player.
Again, even though you're remotely guys,
you're still on a team.
You have to be a team player, right?
You need to be able to be accountable,
be able to work well with others.
It's a completely different world
when you're communicating online,
but still the common sense is in place, right?
You have to be held accountable, treat people with respect,
be able to practice some humility from time to time.
Have to have reliable and secure equipment.
Planning on doing this from your phone
or jumping into a coffee bar,
then you're not taking this seriously.
You need to invest in yourself
if you wanna take the remote work life serious, okay?
Emotional intelligence.
Now you might be thinking,
what is emotional intelligence?
Well, this is being able to solve problems,
resolve conflicts, and be able to listen to your colleagues,
be able to take feedback.
Like I said before, practice humility.
This is truly important.
Guys, this is vital to your success.
I'm gonna put a link below
where you guys can go and check these out.
Now I want to share with you guys some other things here
that are gonna be very, very helpful in your job search.
So I've talked about FlexJobs before.
Now, again, they do have paid and free options available.
What I'm about to share with you guys is free.
If there's any paid options here,
I'm gonna share those with you.
But when you come to flexjobs.com,
you're gonna come to Events & Webinars, okay?
So you click on Events & Webinars.
Now, depending on when you're watching this video
in the far off future or right now,
these dates are gonna change,
but these are ongoing trainings or webinars that they do.
So don't worry about the date you see here,
but you want to check in every time.
So you can see here this first one,
we're not gonna go over that,
because that does require a membership.
But you can see here, this is a free one.
This is a great one here,
so exactly what I just talked about.
The seven skills, okay?
But they're gonna go into more depth on those.
"Mastering The Reverse Job Search."
As a job seeker, you know researching employers
is vital when preparing for interviews.
What I talked about before, guys.
You have to know that company inside and out.
Know what they stand for, what they're about,
where they're from, who are the founders,
who do they work with?
You need to know all of that stuff.
They do have career coaching available.
Again, that's a paid option.
"Adopting and Maintaining a Healthy Mindset."
This is really important.
"Job Search Essentials," this is free.
"Writing Your Resume for Remote Jobs."
Again, the game has changed.
Your resume...
You just can't take one resume
and throw it out to a bunch of different jobs.
You need to cater your resume
for different remote opportunities.
And you need to go back in,
if you don't have those seven skills
in your resume right now, add them in, okay?
"Job Search Essentials: Cover Letter Best Practices."
This is probably the most important one.
Again, this is free. You can register here.
Again, the dates will be changing.
Cover letter is crucial, guys.
You're not gonna take the same cover letter
and give it to Coca-Cola as you would to Pepsi, right?
Or you're not gonna give the same cover letter
to Nike shoes that you're gonna give to Facebook,
or whatever, you understand.
The language is different,
the people you're talking with is different.
So if I can give you any bit of advice
in my long, long experience, applying for jobs,
working for Fortune 500 companies, working remotely,
master your cover letter.
If you're gonna attend any of these workshops,
attend the, "Cover Letter," understand how to do that, okay?
And then there's some also great ones in here,
how to Search for remote jobs that fit you.
Again, "Job Search Essentials:
"Understanding Applicant Tracking Systems."
So lots of great stuff, you guys, and it's free.
You got to go out and do the work,
you got to take action.
Guys, looking for a job is a full time job, okay?
You got to take it serious.
If you really want this life, if you want to work remotely,
if you want to work from anywhere, take it seriously.
Take the time, go through FlexJobs,
go through some of these webinars,
see which is the right fit for you
and start taking action, okay?
Thank you so much for watching guys.
As always, please like, and share with your friends,
and I look forward to seeing you in the next video.