We used to work in the traditional working Set-up and environment that is attending to work physically and do our assigned task on a daily basis. We used to work with a great company for the longest time since we graduated from College. Most of us still preferred to report for work physically not only because of the great pay but mainly because of the people you are working with. Working with people or colleagues is one of the great consolations of working personally and having some sort of face-to-face collaboration and interaction. We are meeting different people, different characters, different attitudes and with this, we became more mature in dealing with anyone else. Through this kind of working environment, we get so many friends. These are the only difference if we work from the office.

Compensation wise, there is no difference between working in an office and working from the comfort of your home because companies still offer the same regardless of the new normal set-up. In fact, the problem with working in an office is that you have to shell out some of your income for the transportation, for the food, for the clothing, for the parking fees aside from being outside your home for more than 12 hours a day because you need to travel going to work and going back to your house. Much more stressful if encounter too heavy traffic and if there are natural calamities like typhoon and earthquakes, etc.

There are two faces of what we call new normal First is the shifting of daily routine from office-based to working from home and the second is those who have lost their jobs and the new graduate. It was pretty for those who have worked prior to Pandemic because all they need to do is to adjust their usual routine to the new set-up.

New Normal situation is different from those who laid-off from their job or lost their job because of the pandemic outbreak and for those who just graduated. How they can look and apply for a job? Retrenchment is happening around the world as a cost-cutting measure to survive. So many companies have decided to decrease their manpower and retain only those who play a major role for the business to continue their operations thus, it is very difficult for many to look for a job. The reason why I decided to write this course is for these people to be guided on how to look for a job and earn their daily living.

But thanks to the current advancement of technology to the digital revolution because of the possibility of transforming the physical work to what we call virtual or online set-up. There are hundreds if not thousands of websites around the world that offer an actual work-from-home set-up. The best part of these platforms is that they keep on reaching job hunters. They keep on promoting their websites to attract online workforce or freelancers. These kinds of platforms are gaining credibility and reliability along the way. They are putting strong security and fair practices with the use of technology. The good thing in these kinds of Work-From-Home Job Websites is that you get paid directly to your bank account. You do not need to haggle with daily commuting. You do not need to buy your office clothes or formal attires. You do not need to wake up early because you can work at your own convenience. Financially, you can save a lot from this set-up.

How does this platform work?

These websites are a two-way environment: One is that any individuals, groups, or company who have in need of freelancers can post their job on the website. For instance, a student is currently doing his research or dissertation, but he has not enough knowledge and understanding of how to write it. All he needs to do is to post his need for a statistician to the website. There are also registered enterprises and companies on the website and if they need some freelancers such as data analysts, encoders, transcriptions support, virtual supports, and many others. They also post their job requirements on the websites.

On the other hand, if you are looking for a job and you think you have enough skills to certain domains of expertise all you need to do is to create your own profile to the website as if you are creating your online CV/ Resume. What you will do is to sign-up and register yourself. Both parties must establish their identity, reliability, and legitimacy for them to establish their credibility. Both parties must need to submit documents as proof of their identity such as passport, national/ government-issued Identifications and for registered clients or companies, they need to submit their billing information like debit cards, or credit cards to secure that they will go to pay their freelancers. Once established the identity, employer-employee will meet on the website. As a freelancer, if you are interested to apply, you need to submit your proposals and/or cover letter highlighting your skills and competencies. You can also include your actual working experience outside these websites if you work in a company in the past or current. You can include everything which will help you establish your credibility and all your achievements to support your profile.

However, online scammers are also improving, and they are also everywhere. They have so many tricks and techniques to dupe you into thinking that they are signing up for a legitimate online job. There are also scammers who can mimic or copy a legitimate profile of an individual or company. To combat this kind of ingenious tricks, all you need to do is to check the websites or emails. The quickest way to identify scammers is if they asked for monetary matters to register.

What are those Work-from-home Job Platforms available?

There are hundreds of options if not thousands are legitimate home-based jobs. You can apply to any jobs available depending on your skills and competencies because companies or clients registered online does also have preliminary verification and procedures of hiring for potential freelancers. This makes sense because they are releasing payment in exchange for the services you can offer them. These Online Jobs Websites do have some sort of monitoring systems and applications to help clients on how to determine that you are doing the assigned task. These websites do have a tracker to monitor your screen activities. This tracker is good if you are hired for an hourly basis.

You can look for any type of job engagements from being full-time like a continuous basis or project-based where you can only work depending on the duration of the project. There are also clients or companies that offer a fixed salary or hourly rate. The good thing in this website is that it offers a full spectrum of job opportunities and is not only limited to data scientists, analysts, programmers, or virtual assistants. There are also accounting jobs, bookkeeping, network administrators, technical support, medical transcriptions, and many others. This makes no difference if you are working in an office.