How do I find a remote, part-time job?
Oftentimes, I get asked the question, “How do I find a remote, part-time job?” Unfortunately, there isn’t a one, single place to look. And, there is no guarantee that the jobs that you do apply for will even be a truly remote opportunity (i.e., hiring managers put the keyword ‘remote’ in their job descriptions in order to show up in search results).
As I have looked around for remote full-time and part-time jobs, I have found that the following places and methods have been the most successful.
weworkremotely.com
“We Work Remotely is the best place to find and list jobs that aren’t restricted by commutes or a particular geographic area. Find the most qualified people in the most unexpected places.”
While their list of part-time jobs and full-time jobs is not long, the people who post job descriptions on the site want remote employees. There is no doubt that you are going to be working as a remote employee if one of these companies decides to hire you. To me, that’s an amazing. Lots of companies in the other places I am going to share will try to negotiate you out of your remote working requirement.
We Work Remotely is also a great place to go if you want to get a sense of what particular industries are looking for when it comes to hiring a remote worker. They lay it all out, so you might as well build your resume and skillset around their needs.
indeed.com
I have found that companies who post their part-time jobs and full-time jobs on indeed.com tend to also be more serious about hiring employees. The best part about searching through indeed.com is that their search results are usually better curated. Here’s what I mean:
Take a few minutes to try searching for the remote position you are looking for by typing in: remote ___________ .
The results will more than likely include a majority of actual remote positions. You’ll need to do some filtering and sorting to get the most recent job postings, but they will be real remote job postings.
Just take the time to read the entire job description to make sure that the company wants a remote employee. If you know how to search for words on a page (for me I press CMD + F), you can quickly find where the word remote appears in the job. Occasionally, the job will be a false positive match for your search. I see this most often when the search I performed shows the word remote in the description as follows:
Must be able to work with both remote and internal teams to blah blah blah.
Database Method
Another way I like to apply for remote, part-time job positions is by utilizing a database I have purchased from a data company. This method is definitely neither scientific nor guaranteed to work, but I still like doing it because it show that I put more effort into reaching out to a company versus filling out an online application or BCC-ing a bunch of email addresses.
I’ll go to a company such as buzzfile.com or infousa.com and purchase a list of companies with names and addresses. Here is a set of criteria that I use:
- Less than 50 miles from me.
- $500,000 — $10,000,000 in profit.
- 5–35 employees.
- Particular industry I want to work in.
The resulting list is usually somewhere around 1,000 names long.
Next, I create a cover letter offering my services as a part-time/full-time employee. For instance, I do the following for companies:
- Social Media Marketing (Facebook, Twitter, G+, LinkedIn)
- Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising (Google Adwords, Facebook, LinkedIn)
- Email Marketing (MailChimp, Constant Contact)
- Website Building / Maintenance (WordPress)
- Digital Content Marketing
- Cloud CRM Systems / Marketing Automation (Podio, Zoho, Sugar)
Then, I attach my resume with the last 5 to 10 years of relevant experience.
Once I have all that together, I do a mail merge with Microsoft Word in order to print the cover letter and resume (I try to stick to two pages) and then I do a mail merge again to print envelopes. I stuff my cover letter and resume into the envelopes, stick on a stamp, and drop the letters of at my local post office. Within the next week, I will get whatever response I get from my letters.
I’ll do this mailing once every month as a way to build a relationship. BUT! After the first letter, I start adding in one more sheet of information and that is some “five minute favor” that would help any company with their digital marketing.
Originally published at www.hackingnormal.com on August 9, 2017.