My girlfriend is a native Japanese speaker (and fluent in English), and I told her that it wouldn't be tricky to find some sort of online customer support gig, but then it's turned out to be a lot more difficult than I expected to simply find appropriate jobs.<p>Aside from checking job boards and checking the "Careers" pages of companies you think might have an opening, what are some creative ways to find a job online?<p>I'm tempted to attempt banner advertising, for instance, so the jobs come to her, although I'm sure there are cleverer approaches I haven't considered.
The problem is one of supply.<p>Any post that says "Remote" and is prominent on "Who is Hiring" or "weworkremotely" is getting 100s of applicants per posting.<p>If you're someone that knows someone that knows... that is the better way at getting a remote position for your girlfriend.<p>Lastly, you shouldn't treat online customer support as a "by-the-way" type of job. I have found that customer support is sometimes the only interaction companies have with clients and this can become a major lifeline/lead-feed if managed well.
From a while back, Jamie Varon created <a href="http://twittershouldhireme.com" rel="nofollow">http://twittershouldhireme.com</a>.<p><a href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/03/23/how-to-use-social-media-to-land-the-job-of-your-dreams/" rel="nofollow">http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/03/23/how-to-use-soc...</a>
You can try marketplaces like Elance, odesk for the beginning. However, I suggest building your own brand so that potential customers can find you. Does your girlfriend have a website, blog online? I believe it is important to have some sort of online presence of you try to work remotely.
I created a slightly-unusual-CV (www.hireme.link) for that purpose, posted a link on a few resources and sent to dozen companies. I may say, that the effect is almost absent.
Of course that's up to your person, but that's my case.
How about identifying likely customers (why not make it a business?) and reaching out to them via email with a brief proposal?<p>"Careers" usually means HR, and unless there's a job already listed they're of no use.
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