Building a Flexible Career
41mGeneral2018-06-18
Authors

Brie Reynolds
Career Advisor, Director of Online Content at FlexJobs
Course details
Do you want to work from home, adopt a more flexible schedule, or transition to a freelance role? Flexible work options for career-oriented professionals have been rapidly expanding, but it's not always easy knowing how to break into the market. This course is designed to help you build a career that fits your life, whether that means finding a new job or asking for more flexibility in your current position. Brie Reynolds teaches you about the growing flexible job market and shows how to build skills to be successful. She also introduces strategies to convince your current employer to offer flexible work, and to find legitimate and professional flexible job listings. Plus, get resume and interview prep tips to get hired. If you want to break out of the 9 to 5 or find better balance between work and life, this is the course for you.
Learning objectives
Recognize how common flexible jobs are in the economy.
Identify what area is leading the economy in flexible jobs.
Recall what you should do before talking with your manager about flexible work opportunities.
Explain the problem with using the key phrase “work from home” when searching for jobs online.
Identify when during the interview process you should explore the possibility of flexible work.
Learning objectives
Recognize how common flexible jobs are in the economy.
Identify what area is leading the economy in flexible jobs.
Recall what you should do before talking with your manager about flexible work opportunities.
Explain the problem with using the key phrase “work from home” when searching for jobs online.
Identify when during the interview process you should explore the possibility of flexible work.
Skills covered
Remote WorkTime ManagementCareer ManagementCareer DevelopmentWell-Being and Self-CarePersonal DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
1. Exploring the Flexible Job Market
- 02 - What is a flexible job
- 03 - The flexible job market and who's building flexible careers
- 04 - Most common flexible careers
2. Is Flexible Work Right for You
- 05 - The benefits and challenges of working flexibly
- 06 - How to build the best flexible work skills
3. Building Flexibility into Your Current Job
- 07 - Find out if your company is flex-friendly
- 08 - Ask your employer for flexible work options
4. Where to Look for a Flexible Job
- 09 - Find flexible job listings online
- 10 - Identify companies that offer work flexibility
- 11 - Use your connections to find flexible jobs
- 12 - Steer clear of job scams
5. Be a Great Candidate for a Flexible Job
- 13 - Build a resume and online profiles for flexible jobs
- 14 - Answer common work-flex job interview questions
- 15 - Ask about flexible work options during a job interview
Conclusion
- 16 - Next steps
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