Hello MomShees!😄 In today's video, We're going to talk about the 5 common mistakes of work-from-home applicants. Recently, we have different job postings from our Homebased Mom Diaries group, And I talked to clients regarding these job postings I asked these people who interviewed applicants, on what are the possible reasons, or common reasons why applicants failed to pass the interview, Why their applications are not thoroughly checked? or why is it that they are not approved? And what are the common issues why they aren't qualified for the job? We have to understand these concerns and hopefully, what I'm going to share will be of great help to all of you. So you can get a home-based work and eventually a long-term client when you work from home. If you are interested in our topic for today,👍 make sure to watch the whole video,📹 Click on SUBSCRIBE button, as well as the Notification bell,🔔 for updates on upcoming videos here on this channel. So, what are you waiting for? We're going to start as in right NOW!!! Welcome back to our channel, and our momShees,😄 Welcome!🤗 Welcome!🤗 Welcome!🤗 I'm Sheena Santos,🙋 And here on this channel, we share tips, advises, guides, walkthroughs, tutorials, interviews and a lot more About working online and the lifestyle of a homebased mom! 😊💁 And like what I said earlier, We're going to discuss the five common misses of work-from-home applicants. What I did right after job posting, I went back to those applicants to check on how it went with their job applications, If they received a reply or if they are scheduled for an interview, They said, "MomShee, I still didn't get any response..." while others are scheduled for an interview. Of course, I didn't stop there. I waited for a few days after their applications. Then, I went back to check on their application status. Then one replied, "MomShee, I didn't get accepted for the job." "I received an email saying that I am not qualified for the job." So, almost all of them didn't get the chance to get hired, and that got me worried. So what I did is I went to the client, I messaged him to inquire about the common reasons why most applicants are not accepted. I'm not going to mention who they are, since it's not just a single job posting. One of them told me, I've written everything in my notebook so I won't forget about the common misses of work-from-home applicants. First from our list is Resume. So, what's the problem with the resume? Given the fact that most of them are newbies who wanted to work from home, They usually say that "MomShee, I don't have any skills to put into my resume, I'm a newbie, therefore, I have zero skills, zero-knowledge, and zero experience..." 🤷🤷🤷 What I normally tell them is that, The reason why this channel and this group are built is that I want to help newbies. Here on our channel, we help develop skills. Skills that they can practice with their laptop or desktop. All they have to do is to watch the whole video and understand the skills that I demonstrate. For example, you want to learn web research, data entry, Practice it. You may follow through with my demos, you can mimic, And that is my goal, To give you information so you can practice how to do web research, how to do data entry, so you can add it to your profile or resume. If you practiced Web research, how did you do it? You may include the details on your profile, and that's one skill that can be added. We have a lot of skills that we can learn, like Email marketing, PowerPoint presentation, even graphics using Canva. Basic graphics editing... 🙈🙈🙈 Basic graphics editing using Canva, You may add it up as well because it's already a skill. And all you have to do is add it to your profile once you've mastered it. In that way, you won't just be a newbie with zero skills and zero-knowledge, You will be a newbie with skills, with knowledge, You just don't have a client yet. It's best to have skills added to your profile so you can present something aside from Web research and data entry, What are other skills you can offer so that your profile would be more suitable? Most applicants have included details. Because I asked them to review the videos on our channel, Like Mail Chimp, Freelance virtual assistants So, they develop new ideas, and the client advised that we have advanced learning. But, some applicants lack presentation with their resumes. The skills were not highlighted in their profiles. For applicants who haven't got the chance to study new skills, they don't have anything to put in their resumes. Their profile will look like a simple bio-data, along with their personal information like their name and contact number references, educational background, etc. But with online jobs, you have to highlight your online skills because you are applying for an online job. You have to include the skills you have mastered based on self-research. I hope you get what I'm trying to say, in terms of creating your resume. It would be better if your skills are highlighted on your profiles. Even if you've just started with the basic skills like Web research or data entry, You can put it as an add-on, along with other skills that you can add to your resume like PowerPoint presentation, Creating PowerPoint via Microsoft PowerPoint, Google slides and even Canva. Since we have a tutorial on how you can create PowerPoint presentations using Canva. Then, you can add other skills you are interested in along the way. So, you have a lot to offer your clients. Second, some common misses of work from home applicants are Introducing yourself. When it says in the description, 'Please send your resume to this email address.' Of course, you attach your resume and send it via email, and then that's it. Based on the client, there was no cover letter along with the email, or even a short introduction about themselves,🙈 with no description of what they have sent like you're just passing a paper and that's about it. Just like passing a paper after the exams, finish or not.📄😅😂 It doesn't work that way. Somehow, you have to include a short introduction like, Hi, I'm Sheena Santos, applying for Executive assistant position, and my resume is attached to this email. If you have further questions, don't hesitate to ask. Hi, I'm Sheena Santos, applying for the Executive Assistant position. I attached my resume and if you have any questions or feedback about this, please do send me an email. That's how simple it is,👌 they're not requiring you to make an autobiography, you just need to introduce yourself.✋ With regards to the subject line for the email, make sure to put as instructed on the job posting, however, if there's nothing mentioned on what to include on the subject line, you can ask what to put on the subject line. What I normally do is informing the subject ahead of time, Others would instruct you to put the word, 'Application' as the subject line. It's better to put the position you're applying for in the subject line, like what I said, 'Executive assistant position', you can put Executive assistant application as the email subject line. so they would easily know the position you are applying for. It is also necessary, and not just sending your application without providing information, then you expect to pass the interview. Most applications are rejected because of that, so it's better to be careful in sending your resume. The third common misses of work from home applicants are Communication skills. Always expect that when we apply for online jobs, we will be communicating with clients in English. Unless your target clients are Pinoys, or clients from other race, if you are bilingual, but most of the time, we use English communication. We should make sure we use the right pronunciation and enunciation of words. And how are you going to do that? By practicing yourself. Since call center agents went to proper training from their BPO companies, I was a call center agent as well, For those newbies who don't have any practice about it, I would recommend that you search on Google or YouTube. Other YouTube channels discuss English communication. You can practice and listen to their advises, You can simulate how they pronounce their words, even writing.✍️ You can type all the words you listen to, including the correct spelling of each word. So, there are three things we need to practice, Listening👂, Reading📖, and Writing✍️. We can also practice by watching English movies or videos, It's like when we're fascinated watching Koreanovelas, we tend to imitate their words. So, why not practice it when watching English movies, right? You can also mimic what the characters are saying. If you can find someone to practice with, you can practice by talking to each other in the English language. It may sound funny because you're not used to doing it, but this is the best way you can practice yourself. If you're too shy about it, there are Google sites where you can just play the button, and it will automatically pronounce every word, poem, or sentence the right way. All of you have to do is listen and mimic every word that it says. It's another way to practice. Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation, I will teach you in my verse, Sounds like corpse, core, horse, and worse. I will keep you, Susie, busy. Make your head with heat grow dizzy. Tear in eye, your dress will tear, So shall I! Oh, hear my prayer. Before, whenever I go to work at a call center, I used to listen to radios wherein the DJ speaks in English.️🎧 I listen to how they usually speak. So when I enter the floor, it's going to be an English Only Policy. So on my way to work, I listen to English radio stations so that when I enter the building, I am ready.️🎧 You may also do that when working from home. Before the interview, You can try watching English movies or talk to your family, "Guys, I'm preparing for an interview, can we talk in English for the meantime? to prevent me from stuttering when I finally speak to a client."😅 You don't necessarily have to be perfect in English speaking, But you should be mindful with pronunciation and enunciation of words, and in case you stutter, Just keep on going.💪 You have to sound confident during the call.😊 If in case it's a chat interview,🗨️ you should be aware of the spelling of every word you type, don't try to shorten the messages as if you're texting from your cell phone. Also, please be aware of how you use capitalization with words. For example, "I am Sheena Santos," the use of "I" should be in capital letter, my name, Sheena Santos, since it's a proper noun, it should start with a capital letter. We should be observant of words. We must!☝️ We must!☝️ We must!☝️ Fourth from the common misses of work from home applicants is NO preparation. Some newbies ask if clients are willing to train, and if they provide training for hired applicants. For me, it's best if you are prepared for any challenges, just like a girl scout.⚜️ You need to be ready all the time. So, instead of waiting for free training from clients, you should also think like, "I am not familiar with this task, what should I do?" You can make research on tutorials like with our channel. If you can't find what you're looking for, try searching other channels. Google will be your friend, so research ahead. Practice by yourself,🏋️ so you will have an idea of tasks that a client will possibly require you to do. In that way, right from the start of the application, they would notice that you are knowledgeable about the task even if you are a newbie, and it will be a bonus if the client decides to train you.👌 they can provide additional information, But, it's always better not to rely on the training that they're going to provide, because they are also busy with other tasks. And as much as possible, they prefer someone with knowledge about the job, so they wouldn't have to spend extra time coaching you. Of course, they will look for someone who knows what to do to save their time as well. You should educate and practice by yourself, so you'll be a newbie with skills, knowledge, and experience that you can put in your resume. Although it is not a client-experience, you prepared yourself 😉 so that when you have an interview, you can explain everything that you have learned, which is a big edge to get the job.✔️ Fifth from our list is Following instructions. This is not just for work from home applicants, those who ask, "How?", "Following", "Details please", Most of the details can be found in the job description, You can always find the necessary information there, but, most of the time, we don't read it completely.☝️ Instead, we reply with the question, "How?" on the job posting, 'Details please..." Everything is disclosed in the instruction, and all we need to do is read it carefully.🕵️ For others who are not aware of this, there are instructions that you'll get automatically declined once you replied with "How?" Of course, with that, you'll lose your chance of getting hired for the job. We should always follow the instructions carefully.☑️ If they tell you to put this as your email subject, if they tell you to provide a cover letter📧 along with your application, Then, make sure you follow it, so you can proceed with the next step of the application process, Otherwise, you will not be qualified if you fail to follow the initial step of the application. So, make sure to follow it correctly, and if there is information that was not mentioned in the instructions, then you can ask them about it. "I've read the description, and I think that you failed to mention something, and I just want to clarify... etc." Make sure you've read the instructions, and if there's something you need to clarify, then that's the time that you may ask them about it. I hope that you've gained something from what we've shared, about the 5 common misses of work from home applicants,😊 If there are other things things that you want to add on our topic for today,🤔 Make sure to write it down in the comments section below this video,👇 If you've reached this part of our video, Can you please write down the word, 'Work from home'?✍️ So I would know that you like our topic for today. Please stay tuned to our upcoming videos,📹 And our next topic would be about Mail-chimp landing page,😍 If you're interested in our next topic,👍 Make sure to click the notification bell🔔 for updates on upcoming videos📹 here on our channel!😉 And again, I'm Sheena Santos, 🙋🙇 Thanks everyone for watching! Have a great day! Bye! 😊👋
