A great resource for finding your own work assignments

Just wanted to share one of my favorite websites for finding part-time, contract, freelance, consulting, writing and especially remote/virtual assignments: sologig.com.
You can post a profile or simply search for your next gig, whether temporary, project-based or long-term. And it’s always interesting to see what’s out there, even if you’re all set for right now.
I use [...]

How I handled interviewing while pregnant–expect the best!

When I interviewed for my last job, I was several weeks pregnant and so nauseated that, during one telephone interview, I could barely converse and actually thought I was going to throw up in the middle of it. I agonized over whether to tell my potential employer I was expecting, especially since I was getting [...]

No matter where you work, make sure you’re LinkedIn!

If you’re not on LinkedIn yet, check out the website.
Whether you already have a job, need a new one, work in an office or from home, want to make contacts or keep in touch with former coworkers, this professional networking site is great and it’s really caught on.
You never know where your contacts (or their [...]

Explore a work-from-home career as a Virtual Assistant

I work from home quite a bit, and the longer I do it, the more I realize how silly it is for most people not to!
If you’re a mother like me and want to spend less time in the car and more on your kids, consider working as a virtual assistant–it’s become the wave of [...]