7 Remote skills you need on your resume and why!

Well, we established you are stressed or burnt out, we had you talk to your husband or significant other and got them on board with your desire to work from home and you have signed up for Marie’s CCM course.  You are now taking steps to move yourself forward to a better quality of life. Congratulations! The most crucial part of this entire process is preparing your resume in order to show you have skills to work remotely in order to get your resume SEEN by recruiters.

First, I highly recommend Marie’s CCM course, it is no secret that I am a huge fan. Her course offers you the remote skills that employers will be looking for on your resume.  In addition, Marie has a course for Healthcare professionals that you can also take to prepare your own resume.  Here is a direct link to the Resume Readiness for Healthcare Pros course.  It is only $165!! Last year I paid someone I met through LinkedIn to re-do my resume and it cost me $250.  Do you realize she only made minor changes to my resume.  In the words of my husband, “you got ripped off”, and you know what, he’s right!

So I guess the first thing you need to decide is, do you learn the skills to re-do your own resume and cover letter AND learn interview prep from Marie’s course or pay someone to do it for you who doesn’t know your experience or the new skills you learned from the CCM course.  Either way, you need a revised resume in order to apply for remote jobs to have a chance at getting your resume looked at by a recruiter.  They are looking for a different set of skills then floor nursing.

Here is a list of remote skills that recruiters will be looking for:

1. Self-motivated – Not only motivated but take initiative with tasks and be proactive in problem solving. While working alone can be a great way to be productive, it can also be a difficult environment for professionals who need constant feedback to keep them motivated and moving in the right direction.
2. Ability to work independently - you will be working alone. For some people, this comes completely natural; but for others, the thought of being alone for long periods of time is stressful. Recruiters will inquire about the person’s ability to not only work alone, but also focus in the midst of home-based distractions. Since teams won’t be working in direct contact with each other to keep individuals on track, being able to focus and work without human interaction is key.
3. Tech savvy – you will most likely be navigating through several software programs at the same time and you will need to do some troubleshooting of your own on technical problems that may arise.
4. Strong work ethic – this goes without saying, you need to be on-time, working the hours of the job with dedicated lunch breaks.
5.  Effective communication skills as you will be talking to patients over the phone
6. Time Management – this is the key to working efficiently and being productive.
7. Organized – you need some way to be able to organize the tasks that need to be completed throughout the day.

Recruiters use a system called ATS (Automatic Tracking System) which will pool keywords out of a resume to identify potential candidates.  This is why having remote skills and a proper resume are so vital in securing a work from home job.  I hope this list help you on your journey to finding work / life balance.

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