Category: #Hired Success Stories
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141. #Hired: Work from Home with Kids
Show Notes | April 25, 2022 | Episode 141 If you have kids at home, you need a remote job with flexibility, where you can work full-time, part-time or take a week off when needed. Stacci, a milspouse and homeschooling mom to two kids, found a remote customer service job where she can log in and…
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139. #Hired: Get Certified with Salesforce
Show Notes | April 11, 2022 | Episode 139 Do you want to make more than $88,000 a year? Then get certified with Salesforce! Admin jobs for this cloud-based customer relationship management software have grown 34% over the past year, and the average pay for a Salesforce Administrator has grown to more than $88,000 a year. Milspouse Theresa George was inspired to…
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137. #Hired: Why Tailor Your Resume for Your Job Goal
Show Notes | March 21, 2022 | Episode 137 Milspouse Cailey Shivers first approached the remote job search as a numbers game, using an old resume to apply for as many remote jobs as she could, hoping one would stick. When her ideal remote job came open, Cailey changed her strategy. Coming straight from a government…
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135. #Hired: Promoted in Under 12 Months
Show Notes | March 7, 2022 | Episode 135 Army Spouse Larrissa Pearce listened to a TED Talk that said, women often don’t apply for jobs unless they meet 100% of the criteria, which is not always true of their male counterparts. Men will take a chance on themselves even if they have only 3 of the…
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131. #Hired: Leaning Into Confidence
Show Notes | February 7, 2022 | Episode 131 Do you ever get in your own head about something? Do you hear that voice of doubt when going for something new? That’s where milspouse Jaqi York found herself when she decided to pursue a remote career with Intuit as a QuickBooks Live bookkeeper. She had 25 years of…
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129. #Hired: Trust the VirtForce System
Show Notes | January 24, 2022 | Episode 129 “Trust the system.” That’s something milspouse Christine Falvo has learned in her new role working remotely for Travelers, and the same applies for VirtForce. “Trust what you see on VirtForce,” she says. The jobs are solid. They have been vetted. VirtForce has done the work. If you see an opportunity that interests…
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127. #Hired: Use Resources to Better Yourself
Show Notes | November 8, 2021 | Episode 127 Are you stationed outside the continental US or are you headed there soon? This challenge can feel overwhelming. It can feel like your career opportunities are like sand slipping through your hands. There is hope for you. Today, we meet Abigail Grizzle who has four pieces of advice to share with…
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125. #Hired: Take Time to Find Something You Love
Show Notes | October 25, 2021 | Episode 125 Has your career ever led you in a totally surprising direction? VirtForce Member Maria Gaines never saw herself working in accounting or bookkeeping, but now she loves her new career with QuickBooks Live. This stay at home mom of three little boys and a soon-to-be little girl…
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123. #Hired: Stay Open-Minded
Show Notes | October 12, 2021 | Episode 123 Kelly was hoping to find a “side hustle” on the VirtForce Job Board, but instead she found a full-time leadership role at a startup. Kelly was casually keeping an eye on the job board when an interesting opportunity popped up – the scoping engineer role with Flagsin…
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121. #Hired: Narrow Down Your Options
Show Notes | September 27, 2021 | Episode 121 AnnaLissa Theodule started out by looking for a temporary part-time role, but found a career she loves through VirtForce. Before AnnaLissa joined VirtForce, she was aimlessly applying for six months. After using advice from the VirtForce Podcast, she narrowed her intentions and found a job she loves in just 4…