Over the last couple of days, we have been discussing #remotework with Diego Arias Gómez from Desafío Latam and we want to share with you the main lessons and tips to be able to break into the job market, ideally in a remote job and in a speedy manner.
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Professional Objective: it is extremely important to have clarity about our professional objective.
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What type of job we would like to do, for example: Web developer or community manager, etc
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Kind of companies we would like to work at: startup, SME, medium or large. National or international.
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Company culture: flexible, remote, or more established with set processes.
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Type of purpose: changing the world, improving the environment, helping people to grow in their ventures, etc.
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Full time/ part time or project-based
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Growth mindset: Believing that we can find the job we are looking for and avoid having defeatist thoughts or thinking that it is impossible to achieve what we want. On the contrary, reviewing our knowledge, skills and experiences and going for what we are looking for, with an attitude that allows us to learn or perfect what we need to achieve our goal.
IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET REMOTE WORK 💪
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Prepare a top-notch CV and Linkedin profile: This involves knowing how to put your experience and knowledge in an attractive and clear way, so that both recruiters and people who you share your profile with or join your community understand clearly what you do. For this, it is very important that you can review different profiles and job offers to which you are applying, to be able to include key words that match with your profile. Today, you can also use Chat Gpt or other virtual assistants, that can help you define a high-impact profile. At this point, we would like to share the teachings of @felixfernandezsanchez/ who has a guide to help you get a job using these tools.
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Networking: and here is where we take the lead, because we know this is one of the tasks that many of us find hardest at first, but it is key and way too often it's the game changer, when you start meeting more people:
- Family members
- Friends,
- Attend events,
- Organize online and face-to-face meetings with spontaneous presentations,
- Write to recruiters
That way you can detail your professional objective and also get to know the opinions and experiences of other people who can help you on this path, which can become very entertaining.
THE SOONER YOU GET STARTED, THE QUICKER YOU WILL BEGIN TO SEE OPPORTUNITIES APPEAR, also always bear in mind that you can help others, so think about how you can do it, they will thank you for it and you will be able to create a win-win situation with those people you meet, creating a network of allies in your search.
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FLEXIBILITY: With this point, it is very important that you understand that being flexible and open to opportunities, is what will allow you to scale and grow quickly.
Many times we reject job offers because they didn't match exactly or they were not remote, or they didn't pay what we were expecting... Here it is important to evaluate the experience it can offer you, since many times, the experience is what will enable you to progress and find the job of your dreams. Even more so if you're just entering the job market.
I hope these tips/advice will help you find the job you are looking for. You can also look for different platforms that offer remote jobs and thousands of opportunities that we are going to share with you.
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