Unmasking a Work at Home Scam: My Firsthand Experience
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by Stephanie Foster
8M ago
I have written here often enough about work at home scams. Recently I had one try to contact me. I didn’t fall for it, of course, but I had a little fun confirming that this amazing job offer was in fact the scam I knew it to be. I’m sharing this story of unmasking a work at home scam so that you can see how tempting scammers try to be. There will be screenshots. I knew from the moment I opened the email that I was going to have some fun with this. It’s not often I get such a perfect example of a scam. It was well tailored to my career interests in remote jobs working for someone else. They c ..read more
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Preparing for Remote Job Interviews: Tips and Strategies
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by Stephanie Foster
1y ago
Remote job interviews are becoming more common as the trend towards remote work continues to gain traction. If you’re looking for a remote job, you must prepare for your remote job interviews just as you would for in-person interviews. Remote job interviews may occur over the phone, video conference, or email. Each format requires different preparation. Here are some tips and strategies to help you prepare for remote job interviews. Being prepared for your remote job interview is a vital part of remote job hunting. After all, you’ll never get the job if you don’t pass the interview. Do Your R ..read more
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Remote Job Hunting 101: Strategies for Success
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by Stephanie Foster
1y ago
Remote job hunting has become increasingly popular, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote jobs provide flexibility and work-life balance that is hard to achieve with traditional jobs. However, finding remote jobs can be challenging. This article will provide updated tips for finding remote jobs. Focus On Your Goals What are your career goals? I don’t mean the cliche of “where do you see yourself in five years?” Not everyone knows that at all times. But overall, where do you want your career to go right now? Do you want part time work or full time? Flexible work hours or a set schedul ..read more
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How to Cope With Snow Days When You Work At Home
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by Stephanie Foster
2y ago
It’s wonderful when the kids reach school age and you’re working at home. Suddenly you have all this time to work on your job or home business. But then winter comes, and sometimes that means you get hit by a snow day. It isn’t always fun to cope with snow days when you work at home. Unlike regular school holidays and weekends, you don’t always get much warning for a snow day. Most times, you’ll have a pretty good idea of what’s coming in the weather forecast, but not always. We don’t get much snow here, but I remember one day when snow wasn’t even in the forecast, but it started snowing rig ..read more
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Where Are The Legitimate Envelope Stuffing Jobs?
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by Stephanie Foster
2y ago
For one reason or another, envelope stuffing is one of those jobs that a lot of people look for when they want to work at home. Usually, they become quite discouraged by the lack of such jobs available. Aren’t there any legitimate envelope stuffing jobs out there? Sorry to say, not really, at least not when you see them advertised. The usual “envelope stuffing job” you see out there is a scam. You put up ads around town, in the newspaper or online, then mail people instructions on how to do the same for a fee. It’s not a legitimate job and it can get you into trouble. Just take a look at this ..read more
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The Work at Home Job Seeker’s Guide to Scams
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by Stephanie Foster
2y ago
Scams are a huge problem for work at home job seekers. Business and job opportunity scams in general are in the FTC’s top 10 fraud complaints. The number of complaints soared during the COVID pandemic, unsurprisingly, as many people were desperate to find work, especially remote work. If you’re looking for a way to work at home, this guide to scams should help you avoid many of them. These scams come in a variety of types. As you can see in the graph below, scams involving jobs and employment agencies increased greatly during the pandemic. Other categories increased as well, but not nearly a ..read more
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Does Remote Work Really Work For Employers? Spotify Thinks It Does
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by Stephanie Foster
2y ago
COVID-19 caused a lot of changes in the workspace over the past few years, especially when it comes to remote work. Many companies had no choice but to allow employees who didn’t absolutely need to be physically present in the office to work from home. While this is something I have long believed more employers should do, many were unsure that remote work would really work for employers. Spotify has found it works for them. Really, really well. Spotify started its Work From Anywhere (WFA) program on February 12, 2021. With this program, employees could choose to live just about anywhere – so ..read more
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Social Media Checklist For Job Hunters
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by Stephanie Foster
3y ago
Social media is a vital tool for job hunters these days. Not only can you find job leads through social media, employers and recruiters may look at what you’re doing on social media. You need to know how to use social media and how to make your accounts look good should a potential employer take a look during the hiring process. Here’s a checklist to help you prepare your social media accounts for your job hunt. Have an account on LinkedIn. LinkedIn and Facebook are the most important social media websites when you’re looking for a job. The Jobvite recruiter survey in 2021 found that 65% of r ..read more
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Help Your Kids Be Active This Summer
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by Stephanie Foster
3y ago
Summer is a favorite time of year for many children. There’s no school to keep them from doing what it is they really want to do. This probably includes sleeping in late, staying up late, playing on their phones and computers, and doing whatever they want. You may have to help your kids be active this summer. Whether they like it or not. That’s right. You’re Mom or Dad. Destroyer of plans for a completely lazy summer in front of the computer and television screens. Evil laugh needed here. Not all kids want to laze around the house all summer, but it’s easy for that to happen. They have so muc ..read more
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Don’t miss the recent Redfin article I was featured in: “Easy Home Office Organizing Tips to Keep Your Space Clutter-Free”
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by Stephanie Foster
4y ago
Life has been challenging lately, hasn’t it? Having everyone at home so much has really added to the challenges of parenting. Add in the need to work at home and maintain your home office, and you’re beyond busy. You need easy home office organization tips if your office is going to be usable at all. I was so excited to be approached by Redfin to share advice about home office organization. It’s something we all need to do in our office regularly. I’ve had to deal with the loss of my home office during this time – it’s now my husband’s office because he now works remotely, and is required to h ..read more
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