The Remodeled Work Shop: How Shopping for Work has Changed in the Technology-Driven HR Industry by Michael S. DeVries Principal, The Virtual Consulting Firm ™ “Real People Providing Real Solutions in a Virtual World™”

Agenda 1.Job hunting in the electronic age - job hunting online. 2.How to get a foot in the door these days. 3.How to get from where you are to where you want to be. 4.Are you just earning a living or are you having fun too? 5.Knowing when it's time to go. 6.Virtual Consulting and The Virtual Consulting Firm

Job hunting in the electronic age - job hunting online. -> Job Link ->  Work At Home and Freelancing Opportunities  Job Boards  Resume Submission Facilities  Automatic Job Notification Services  Resume Banks  Jobs Newsgroups  Resume Newsgroups  Virtual Consulting

How to get a foot in the door these days.  The top Qualities that make a Good Virtual Consultant – Responsiveness – On time delivery of quality deliverables – Positive Attitude – Flexibility – Team Work – Professionalism  We have found in our experience in both the “corporate” and “virtual” environments that only about 20% of the people “hired” are actually “Good”! 

How to get from where you are … to where you want to be.  Figure out where you want to be  Set Goals for getting there  Develop a plan to meet your Goals  Just Do It!  One Step and One Day at a time  As long as you are making an effort and positive progress towards your goals you will (eventually) get there!

Are you just earning a living or … are you having fun too?  What motivates you to go to work each day? – Money? Would you do this work if they didn’t pay you for it? – Are you excited about doing today's tasks? – Something else? (mine used to be playing volleyball at lunch time! ;))  How fast / slow do your work days go?  How soon do you start thinking about when you get to leave?  If you are doing what you have to do and not what you want to do … Why?

Knowing when it's time to go.  Are you Happy?  Do you “dread” and/or “passively aggressively” resist going to work?  Are you sick more often than you used to be?  Do you feel better the moment you leave?  Are you able to be the person you truly want to be in your current job / environment?  If not … Why not? Life is Way Too Short to Lose another Day Not Being Happy! … And this choice is yours to make every day!

The Virtual vs. Traditional Economies and Job Markets  Whereas the current state of the traditional (“non-virtual”) economy and job markets seem to be continuing to spiral downward …  The Virtual Economy and Job Markets are Booming!  We currently have more opportunities for paying work, in numerous areas, than we can find good Virtual Consultants to complete, and … Plenty more where that came from!

Virtual Consulting and The Virtual Consulting Firm  What is the actual definition of a "Virtual Consultant"? “con·sul·tant ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kn-sltnt) n. One who gives expert or professional advice. One who consults another And vir·tu·al ( P ) Pronunciation Key (vûrch-l)... Computer Science. Created, simulated, or carried on by means of a computer or computer network: virtual conversations in a chatroom I guess a "Virtual Consultant" is anyone who gives "advice" by means of a computer and/or computer network! :) Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. From ”

Virtual Consulting and The Virtual Consulting Firm  Some of the advantages of Virtual Consulting – Advantages for the Clients Access to a much broader resource and skills pool then they could typically acquire and/or afford to hire and retain Just in time (JIT) delivery of services Completely Flexible “work force” No Recruiting / Hiring costs No travel and living costs for Consultants No facilities costs for Consultants No project delays due to lead times inherent in the recruiting -> productive employee life cycle

Virtual Consulting and The Virtual Consulting Firm  Some of the advantages of Virtual Consulting – Advantages for the Virtual Consultants (VCs) Our VCs work from wherever they prefer all over the world! Our VCs work pretty much whenever they prefer! Our VCs work pretty much however they wish! They get to do more of what they want to do and that they do best! Flexibility for better Work/Life Balance No commutes No dress codes ;) Opportunities to travel and still work – Just as long as all the work gets done and to our High Quality Standards

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