“Vacancies for lazy people”: 11 professions for slackers

I once decided that sitting around as an office vegetable was not for me. And it’s time to change something, take life into your own hands, and not go with the flow. Therefore, I immediately began to look for what professions for remote work exist in our world.

Spoiler alert: there were many such professions. Many require higher education, it is difficult for them to study on their own - I will not talk about them.

I’ll tell you about those that I decided to stick my long nose into, having learned all the nuances from the inside.

Professions for remote work: What do they all have in common?

Before you take on remote work, think carefully. Think ten times, twenty, a month (or better yet, two). Why? It's simple! Remote work requires good self-organization.

This applies more, of course, to freelancing - when there is no boss over your head, you work purely for yourself through special exchanges, where you take the order yourself, and complete it for a certain time (specified by the customer) and a certain cost (also specified by the customer).

In this case, who will force you to stop watching videos and get to work? You. Who will scold you if you waste time instead of working? It is you again. No, naturally, your family can also cut you down, I don’t argue, but still, this is a family that won’t fire you like your bosses, and won’t eat your brains - they say, work, you fat piece of lard.

You and only you are the one who must ensure that the work gets done. And frankly, it can be difficult to turn off YouTube and get to work. It's difficult, but it's necessary.

It’s also worth adding about relatives and friends, who will all think that you are now unemployed, suffering from something unknown and “it would be better if you found a normal job.” Who to hang out with for the weekend with alcohol? Of course, at your place, you were sitting at home all week anyway, and they were working hard.

But the pros undoubtedly outweigh the cons. Making money from home, with tea and a cat at your side, wrapped in a blanket, is easier and more enjoyable. You also don’t waste time on the road, nor do you waste money. Isn't it a fairy tale?

Fairy tale. Therefore, next we consider the list of remote professions:

1. SMM specialist (there is a separate article);
2. Copywriter (there is a separate article);
3. Web designer (there is a separate article);
4. Webmaster;
5. Call center operator;
6. Recruiter (hiring agent);
7. Game and software tester;

Let's take a closer look at all of them.

Remote work as an SMM specialist

Contextual advertising that popped up in my browser when I forgot to turn on the ad block lured me to start the path of an SMM specialist. “The most in-demand remote professions? An SMM specialist earns a lot of money without any effort, anyone can learn, it’s not difficult, even you can do it!” The banners told me in beautiful words. And who am I not to fall for it?

I fell for it. Do I have any regrets? Honestly no, these are good and useful skills.

In simple words, a social media manager is a social network specialist. Works to attract customers and promote the brand as a whole.

Develops customer account.

A sales manager is often confused with a sales person, but in this profession they do not sell, but promote.

The main tasks of this profession are to increase the reach of the buyer audience and strengthen and create the client’s image. Roughly speaking, the social media manager posts correct, enticing posts in the brand’s public pages, advertises the customer’s brand in other public pages, and communicates directly with the audience – potential and existing.

The specialist’s tasks depend on the goals set by the customer. This could be a call for people to purchase a product, go to a website, or vote somewhere. In general, there can be many goals.

For more information about this profession, read the article - who is an SMM specialist, what does he do and how much does he earn (will open in a new tab).

Advantages of being an SMM specialist:

• High wages - from seventy thousand rubles.
• One of the most in-demand professions on the Internet.
• Anyone can learn; there are a lot of educational materials freely available.

Disadvantages of the profession:

• Competition. Naturally, many people want “easy money”, not realizing that the work is not as simple as it seems at first glance. Therefore, at the start you will have to try hard to get a clientele, present yourself favorably and stand out from your competitors.
• To earn money, you need to work. Yes, a lot and diligently, you can’t kill time and get paid for it, like in the office.
• Communication with the customer. It can be very difficult. You tell him about Ivan, he tells you about the idiot. It happens that he listens to a couple of lectures about the profession and thinks that he knows more than you. Throws around terms without understanding their meaning. And you listen, you are amazed, you try to explain something unsuccessfully... You will have to be very patient.
• I couldn’t stand communicating with clients - I didn’t have enough nerves to deal with their quirks. Therefore, after sighing and burying the hope of an easy 70,000 a month, I tried my hand at copywriting.

Who can work remotely - Working as a copywriter

In short: a copywriter sells products by writing an article. Sometimes directly - by creating “tasty” descriptions of products in an online store or coming up with enticing texts with a review of the product that you want to sell. Or indirectly - the text is aimed at increasing coverage by increasing traffic to a store or website.

How it's done? The customer provides technical specifications (technical specifications), where he indicates:

• Firstly, the type of article – commercial/informational/review, etc.
• Secondly, keywords. These are words that help attract the audience and define the topic of the article.

For example: The customer can specify the following keys - “buy plastic windows”, “buy PVC windows”. It is clear that for such keys the article should be written about the purchase of plastic windows. The customer wants to sell a product, your task is to make it easier for him.

Naturally, it is impossible to copy other people’s articles from the Internet and pass them off as your own. Special anti-plagiarism programs will burn such manipulation, and such text will “fall” to the bottom in search queries. It also won’t be possible to take someone else’s text by slightly changing the position of the words in the sentences...

Copywriting is when you have to write a new article yourself, drawing information from numerous sources or initially understanding the topic - not to be confused with rewriting!

Copywriting – you create unique content yourself. But with copying an article and changing the words in it, this is rewriting.

Every year, rewriting is losing popularity - search engines have become very cunning and reject this kind of thing. On the contrary, copywriting is taking off, and a good professional is highly valued.

How much can you earn from it? With an average, lazy job of four to six hours a day, you can easily earn 30-35 thousand rubles. And if you push yourself, you can do it two or three times more.

Prices are based on the price of 1 kilogram - a thousand characters (usually with spaces). The average price is difficult to estimate. If beginners have 60 rubles per kilo, for experts in their field it can be up to 200 rubles - it all depends on the complexity of the technical task. For “wholesale” (large orders) the price is always slightly lower, but you will be provided with work for a long time.

The tasks are very different: I performed many different tasks, from filling out product cards for a cigarette store, to SEO text on intimate massage (I can talk a lot about SEO optimization, but I probably won’t do it here).

For more information about what a copywriter does, how much he earns and what his tasks are, read this article - What is copywriting and who is a copywriter (will open in a new tab)

Pros:

• You can get a permanent job remotely (meaning officially). Or you can be a free freelancer and work on stock exchanges. Fortunately, there are very high-quality exchanges (I won’t advertise, I wasn’t paid for it).
• In addition, this is a very popular profession on the Internet. Judge for yourself - websites need to be filled with content, and products need to be promoted somehow. Text is always needed, so copywriting remains relevant at any time.
• Develops a sense of language. You learn to play with words and syllables, use the Russian language to its fullest, choosing the right synonyms and constructing texts in the most effective way.
• In order to get started, it is only advisable to have a good knowledge of the language. It is also possible to take courses, but not required.
• Broadens the mind.

Minuses:

• Tiring. It happens monotonously.
• High competition - after all, you don’t need any special knowledge, just a head on your shoulders and a keyboard.
• The customer often underestimates the work of a copywriter. Yes, they pay well, but you need to find such people. I never fulfill orders below my minimum - I value my time, and I advise you to.

How we look for work and how work looks for us

Regardless of your education, there are several ways to find a new job, each of which has its own advantages and serious pitfalls.

▍On job sites

You write a resume, post it on My Circle or Headhunter, apply for vacancies or wait for the employer to invite you for an interview. Once upon a time this form seemed progressive and advanced; today it retains its position, but requires transformation for a number of reasons.

• Often, an applicant simply sends a resume to all more or less suitable employers, and the employer invites him for an interview, without looking at the specialization of the future employee. This significantly wastes the time of both parties, and sometimes leads to outright mistakes in hiring, when the working relationship develops out of despair (“We need a good Java programmer, but we are not ready to pay him, let’s take this yesterday’s student with a course in PHP”).
• Sending out a resume is a fairly passive way of searching for a job that does not require much effort from the applicant (the maximum is to write a cover letter).
• This format is essentially a blind acquaintance: from a resume you can find out a minimum of information about the applicant, and sometimes you can’t find out anything from the job description (behind a dynamic young team of like-minded people there is often hidden a bitchy group of grabbers and lazy people).

If you choose this method of job search, I will give you some recommendations:

• do not write your entire work history in your resume, indicate with details only those places and positions that relate to future work (if you are now middle C++, no one cares that you worked at McDonald's and a bookstore)
• create several resumes with an emphasis on different areas of the search (for example, marketing manager, head of the marketing department, head of the external communications group, etc.) - although the difference is small, the correct emphasis makes a difference
• place only a business photo on your resume or not at all
• if you indicate a social network, make sure that the account is open or partially open and filled out (they are checked not only by HR, but also by your potentially future colleagues)
• do not write platitudes in your resume (I am active, trainable, etc.) and do not talk about your hobby (“hobby: Formula 1”, not “hobby: Formula 1, was at the Grand Prix of Monaco 2020, Russia 2020, Japan 2016 ; rooting for Vettel; Red Bull sucks")
• always write a good, detailed cover letter: why you chose this particular company, what you are willing to give it
• avoid any familiarity, rudeness, sycophancy (“I want to work in your company - its performance in the industry is amazing, the team is admired and, of course, the product is flawless, ideal for the market”).

▍Direct contact with the company

A great way to find a good, suitable job is to contact the company directly and offer to review your resume: send it by email, write on social networks.
This way you not only inform about yourself, but also demonstrate involvement. This approach does not require a silent “tossing out a resume”, but a thoughtful cover letter in which you will tell why you are interested in the company, what you know about it (at any level of knowledge - present only open information!), and what you are willing to bring to the job and the product . Such letters extremely rarely go unnoticed, but it’s best to call after a couple of days and check whether your information has been seen (this is difficult until the first “Hello”, you are a great specialist, you are selling yourself, no need to be shy). What should you keep in mind?

• Your letter may fall into the hands of the wrong person, so always try to find a) the address of your department directly; b) HR address; c) general address. You can send to all three at once, there’s no shame in it - this will increase the likelihood that the company will not ignore the letter, but will at least discuss it among themselves.
• Do not write personal messages on social networks to company managers and employees if you do not know them personally or at least have not been introduced to them.
• If you received a refusal using this form of resume submission, this is a more “iron” refusal; you should not understand the reasons and try to break through the wall again.
• The company may not have vacancies and you will be rejected. If the refusal is polite and you have contact with the respondent, ask to include your resume in the company's talent pool and say that if vacancies become available, you will be happy to consider them (if the company really interests you).

▍On recommendation (not through connections!)

HR in all areas, and especially in IT, has extensive communities and local groups and chats where they share resumes of specialists, post requests for applicants, talk about layoffs, discuss problems, etc.
So if you leave the company in an amicable way, in advance, with work done, you can ask HR managers to upload your resume to one of these communities - as a rule, after this the IT specialist receives 5-10 calls in two days, and your HR vouches for you in a unique way. You can also be recommended by a former or current colleague, acquaintance, or even your manager, if you have objective reasons for leaving and they have such an opportunity. This is a winning employment option, since you come to the company as someone who is slightly familiar with a recommendation, and not as a person from the street (I hope you understand that the employer will ask the person who recommended you about you?).

What should you keep in mind?

• This is a psychologically difficult way of finding a job: for some time you will have the desire not to let down the person who helped you find a new job, not to lose face. Often such employees suffer grievances and are afraid to stand up for themselves so as not to let someone down. This is wrong: do the job like a professional, communicate like a person and you won't let anyone down. However, if you are not satisfied with something or have found a better option, do not hesitate to change the situation.
• You will have high expectations (often because recommenders are exaggerating your abilities), so be as honest as possible in the interview and be objective about your skills.
• The person who recommended you does not have to be your guardian angel in your new job. There should be no complaints or questions regarding work to him - you have an employer, go to him.

▍Through a conference, meetup, etc.

An ambiguous method in the IT world, but now we won’t blush and say that we don’t know why companies hold meetups and open stands at conferences? You know why you solve problems for prizes and leave your e-mail and phone number on a piece of paper with the solution or in a questionnaire? These are all elements of an HR brand—creating the image of a company you want to work for. Well, then they will call you back - and they will actually call you back, and not as a joke. And this is great from the point of view of the company and the applicant: due to tests and tasks, consider that the preliminary stage of the interview has been completed and it is already approximately clear what your minimum is (and sometimes more). But, of course, it's not that simple. Here, too, several points need to be taken into account.

• Solve problems without using Google or calling a friend - if you perform above the real level, further disappointment may cost you trouble in your career.
• Do not give away trade or technological secrets of your current work. You haven’t found a job yet, and unpleasant provocations will easily lead you to the loss of both your job and your reputation.
• Don’t attach much importance to everything that happens to you at the stands, don’t wait - let it be a kind of lottery for you.
• Communicate with company representatives, find out details about working conditions, listen to reports, from them you can draw conclusions about the level of tasks in the company and, most importantly, how much the personal prevails over the team or vice versa.

▍Random request from the employer

Sometimes the employment paths are so surprising that you begin to suspect something is wrong. For example, you write a post on Habr or give a competent comment, and an hour later you receive a personal invitation to undergo an interview at a company that is interested in your skills and your experience;
or, for example, you are sitting in a group of people in a café, and around a drunken bench you begin to say that you conducted an experiment with ClickHouse and as a result..., and at that moment one of those sitting at the table decides that it is you who are missing company). Here the pros and cons are very individual. It is important that such a decision is usually spontaneous, and you may not have time to take a closer look at the company and the specifics of the upcoming tasks. There is only one piece of advice - take a little time out and think: they want you, which means a few days won’t make a difference. But such meetings most often mean cool and interesting cooperation.

▍Blat and recruitment agency

There are two more ways: through connections and through a recruitment agency.
Honestly, I would like to wish everyone to avoid the fate of working with such guys and being set up in this way. However, I will make a reservation about recruitment agencies - try not to fall for their services, you can get a job without them. But I will say this to employers: gentlemen, the services of recruitment agencies are used by applicants who, in most cases, are “unliquid in the labor market” - and by hiring them, you are not taking an imposed pig in a poke, but you are also paying money for it. It’s better to offer a bonus for attracting an employee - your subordinates will find something better. However, this is subjective - and if you dissuade me in the comments, I will sprinkle ashes on my head. I'll tell you a story. My colleague worked on computer vision systems and is an excellent specialist. They became interested in a recruitment agency “for their client.” He, of course, refused, and then the agency employee, who had been telling him for 15 minutes how unique and unique he was, asked: “Evgeny, do you have a couple of colleagues who could you recommend for this position? We will recommend you to everyone for this.” Zhenya, of course, sent her uncivilly. We read about the agency, and it is top. So it goes.

Regardless of the method of employment and the degree of your luck, you need to remember the main thing: you are hired as a professional, they expect high-quality work from you and a quick start in projects. If you strive for this, everything will work out, and you will get your bearings in soft skills. By the way, here’s the latest saying from the HR world for you to think about: “They hire you for hard skills, you fire them for soft skills.”

Remote web designer

Continuing the list of professions for remote work, it is impossible not to mention a web designer.

Some people think that being a web designer means filling a website with pictures. But everything is much more complicated and interesting.

A web designer is a profession about designing a website for the target audience. To put it simply: not what pictures to upload, but where to upload these pictures so that the audience notices them. What font to use, how much text to write in this section, how much in that section. What color scheme to choose, how to make the optimal placement of buttons and links, etc....

For more information about who a web designer is and what it takes to become one, read this article (opens in a new tab).

A professional first analyzes the target audience, and only then slowly begins work.

Let me take a specific example: It was necessary to design a website for handicrafts (mainly knitting). The majority of users are likely to be mothers and grandmothers. That’s why I chose a soft pink color for the header, a light background, and beautiful and, most importantly, large fonts.

A web designer designs interfaces and can draw banners. He also does the layout of the website.

The appearance of the site is what the web designer creates. It is he who thinks through what the user who visits the site will see and how he should react to it. The task, naturally, will appeal to this user - unless, of course, this is a targeted visit, and not a passing one who is not interested in the site’s subject matter. You don’t need to please everyone, you need to please the target audience.

Pros:

• Interesting, varied. Creative work
• Broadens the mind.
• Diversity. You can either focus on one of the narrower areas of your specialty, or develop into design in general - there are many options, it’s easy to choose a direction to suit your taste.
• Average salary from 80,000 rub.
• Included in the world's top 5 "professions for remote work"»

Minuses:

• Difficult work with the customer. The customer does not know what exactly he wants, and sometimes he has to literally find out what he needs.
• Includes many responsibilities. A web designer can do copywriting work and anything else. You need to be a psychologist, an artist, and be able to communicate with people - after all, the profession implies continuous communication with the client, users, and colleagues.
• If you are not a designer and have little or no understanding of the topic, it will be difficult to start - you will have to undergo training.

It is worth taking measures against procrastination

It's easier to procrastinate at home than in the office. There is no panacea for this, but there is a general, obvious rule: “move away everything that can be distracting.” Turn off notifications for everything you can. Here is also the StayFocusd browser extension to block individual sites for yourself (according to a schedule or after a daily time quota has expired).

There are also a number of well-known things for time management like Getting Things Done and the pomodoro technique, and there are a bunch of different todo managers. It’s all individual: some people can’t get enough of GTD, while others say “I can’t get along with it.”

And there are more exotic things like the Focusmate site, which allows you to have a “work session” with another user: you see each other via video call, but do not communicate, everyone is doing their own task. The point is that seeing someone focused turns on social pressure, and you don't want to slack off. So, if the sight of working colleagues at home is not enough for you to concentrate at home, virtual colleagues are possible.

Personal experience

I myself am far from ideal here, but over the years I have come to a number of measures that improve the situation in my case:

• I simply excluded the most sticky things (like social networks and video games) from my life entirely.
• In others, I introduced restrictions - for example, I open some sites only in the evenings.
• I try to keep nothing on the table other than the computer (I make exceptions for things like a cup of coffee, but in general, the fewer objects in front of my eyes, the better).
• I also remove the phone from the table so that I can hear the call but not see notifications.
• In Telegram, I moved most of the group chats to archived chats so that I could watch them en masse in the evenings, rather than during the day.
• When I need to immerse myself in something, I close Telegram and my work messenger on my computer so that there are no notifications at all (relatives and colleagues know about this, so in an emergency they will call).
• If it is possible to do something both in the browser and in the terminal, then I try to do it in the terminal, because it is much easier to get distracted in the browser. For example, I try to write texts in vim, not Google Docs.
• I try to keep a minimum of open tabs and do tasks one at a time. If you start switching between several tabs and tasks, something extraneous immediately gets in there. And if you know “I have only one task in front of me now,” it’s harder to justify moving on to something else.
• I installed the browser extension “Distraction Free for YouTube”: at work I often need to open a video on YouTube, and when you don’t see other recommended videos on the page, there is no temptation to click.
• I use Focusmate sometimes when it’s especially difficult to start a task (it helps you overcome the initial resistance, and then you get involved).
• I couldn’t find a todo manager that suited me, so I ended up writing a primitive console utility for my to-do list to suit my needs: it’s not ideal, but it suits me better than others.
• If all else fails, so I was completely indecently stupid during the day and now the tasks are burning, then I work in the evening or on the weekend. Of course, trying not to turn it into a system, but on the contrary, reminding yourself “you don’t want this to happen next time.”

Webmaster / website developer - the best remote profession

In terms of responsibilities, everything is the same as that of a web designer - i.e. can combine a number of professions, from designer to copywriter. But the main responsibility of the profession is website promotion and development.

Digression: This profession seems complicated and incomprehensible, but in fact, you don’t even need to understand programming or design. For example, you can collect and promote sites created on some CMS system (this is exactly how I created my site, and this despite the fact that I do not understand programming at all).

What a webmaster does: A webmaster raises a website to the “tops” of search engines, creates a convenient and effective product, both his own and the client’s. The task is to raise the site, increase coverage and make money from it.

The webmaster decides what texts should be placed and where for maximum effect. Analyzes traffic, does all the technical work, comes up with - sometimes implements - concepts.

Also creates and subsequently monitors the development of the resource. All functionality of the product is on it. Monitors new technologies and changes in the market in order to implement them into your product - this helps you stay afloat and remain relevant.

It is the webmaster who is often the customer for copywriters, drawing up technical specifications for them and publishing orders on copywriting exchanges.

Additionally: Creating websites and making money on them is one of the most enjoyable and simple things to do. When I realized that you can make websites for yourself, write articles on them and earn about 100,000 rubles from it, I was very surprised and since then I have plunged headlong into this field.

In general, if you are interested, you can read about how exactly this area works and how much I manage to earn on this site and useful content - I described all this in the article “ How much and how do I earn on my site artbashlykov.ru ” (I recommend read it, it will immediately become clear how you can make money on your projects).

Pros:

• Average earnings are difficult to calculate, but 500 rubles/hour is realistic. It all depends on the job you are doing.
• By working on other people's projects in the beginning, in the future you can easily create your own website and promote it yourself, extracting maximum benefit from it.

Minuses:

• Training is possible only through special courses; universities do not have such a specialty, so the certificate issued at the end of the course is “unofficial.”
• High workload.
• A long period when work does not pay off when working for yourself.
• To receive a stable income, you need to consistently work hard and invest in the project at the start. Otherwise, the product will become irrelevant, plus constant technical support.

Is a resume a rudiment or a candidate’s passport?

Printed, in the form of a video, in the form of a repository on GitHub or a superquest, but there must be a summary. This is an important file that introduces you, provides information about your experience and, most importantly, is the first point of contact between the employer and the applicant (in most cases). Therefore, you need to work on it.

▍What elements should a resume have?

1. All basic information: exact age, city of residence, contact information, education and additional education, academic degrees, if any, work restrictions (maternity leave, illness, disability) and other features (for example, clearances). These data must be complete and honest.
2. Experience. Here it is necessary to reflect the experience that is valuable to the new employer. Of course, you can leave all the work places, but this can greatly “stretch” your file, and it will not “set”. Of course, this applies to those who have relevant experience. If you are just starting your career path, then it is best to indicate even participation in student government or membership in a sports team “What? Where? When?"
3. In addition to work experience, it is necessary to indicate functional responsibilities and achievements at work.
4. If you have an additional portfolio or GitHub repository, be sure to include them on your resume. Make sure that materials are guaranteed to be accessible and organized neatly.
5. If you send your resume directly and not through job search sites, be sure to ensure that the recipient opens your file: PDF format, a link for everyone in Google Docs, or a link to your personal page with paid hosting.
6. A little personal information. It should be very dosed, but at the same time show that you are a lively, interesting and enthusiastic person. Indicate your hobbies as briefly and succinctly as possible, if you have achievements, indicate them (Hobbies: volleyball, candidate of arts in athletics).
7. If you have sporting achievements or skills, indicate them - now in the IT field there are sports days, competitions like IronMan, companies enter marathons, etc. Therefore, there is a great chance, all other things being equal, to beat a slightly less trained, but slightly more pumped-up competitor (it sounds lousy, but it’s true).
8. Recommendations with phone, e-mail and name of the recommender. If a recommendation cannot be verified, it is equal to zero.
9. Knowledge of languages, level of proficiency and documents confirming the level. If you have experience working or living abroad, be sure to indicate this - this means that you are not only familiar with the language, but also able to express yourself in it.

▍What should not be on a resume?

1. Lies.
   Any false information from your resume will definitely be revealed, and you will definitely not be able to get the desired position in a company that reveals the lies. Just don't lie. This is especially true for those who write that they speak JavaScript or Python, but in fact they just completed a paid course at an online school and know how to write Hello, World! with a cheat sheet (yes, it hurt!).

2. Boasting and value judgments.
   If you write about achievements at other places of work, indicate the facts: “developed a mobile CRM client”, “sales increased by 14% in the SME segment”, “in 8 months of work, only 180 bugs were found, of which 43 were major, 12 were critical and 2 blocking in production”, etc. If there are no measurements or the achievements have not happened, do not write anything. It’s very funny and somehow even embarrassing to read this: “I increased sales, worked with developers, forced me to change the shitty website, but they didn’t appreciate me because the team is lazy and inert.” First of all, this speaks poorly of you.
3. Convictions of previous employers.
   At the interview, you can delicately outline the reasons for leaving related to problems in management and the team (although this is also a slippery slope); this has no place in your resume - you may simply be misunderstood.
4. Complaints about life.
   “I am the mother of three children, one is constantly sick, the other requires me to check my lessons in the morning, so I need a free schedule.” Well, you understand - all your problems with studies, children, parents, etc. are discussed at the interview, and not at the first stage.
5. Good and bad jokes.
   Everyone's humor is different - they may not understand you.
6. Strange photographs and “design” elements.
   There is no need to decorate your resume with monograms, fancy fonts (especially five different weights), colors, etc. With photographs, everything is as simple as possible, as mentioned above: either businesslike (with a smile possible) or nothing at all. A selfie during a parachute jump, a backdrop photo with a baby at sunset, a swimsuit and the sea may make HR and his colleagues laugh, but they won’t do you any good.
7. Political views.
   You don’t need to write on your resume that you are a liberal, anarchist, conservative, monarchist or communist, that you are a member of a party, etc. Even when applying for civil service, this information is transmitted a little later (and they will find it themselves ).

▍Should a resume be creative?

A very difficult question.
Yes, you can write a funny post on Facebook and get a lot of job offers virally, you can send your resume in an envelope with a dollar or in origami form (real resumes that were in my hands), you can make a website, etc. But you need to understand that hundreds do this, but only a few shoot. If you do this, it must be really cool. Because if you decide to demonstrate your humor and creativity, they can play against you and show you not as an ironic professional, but as a show-off. Another point - your creativity, like your resume, should be open, work and not irritate. Test your pitch on all platforms, watch it on mobile, send it to a couple of friends - everything should work flawlessly. Here is an example of one of the coolest resumes that we have seen recently (beware, timekiller!). This is impressive and demonstrates many of the applicant's skills in action. But I’m scared to think what will happen if it is opened by HR, who is used to working according to the scheme: hail - print - call. Will he get scared and score? Will he get angry? Will he not understand how to watch and will close it? Decides it's a virus? In short, take into account who will get your resume. And yes, envy has not yet been canceled either

So, we have compiled and sent out a resume. Go ahead.

Call center operator

A call center operator is one of the easiest online professions to work from home. Plus, the requirements for employees are very low, and there are few criteria.

What are the operator's responsibilities? It depends on the job he got.

Naturally, I will talk specifically about working from home - there are fewer such vacancies, but they exist. This is usually a consultant for an online store, sometimes also a seller (yes, you need to sell). It all depends on the specific company.

Processes incoming calls, recording data received from the call. Example: work on selling Internet tariffs. A potential client calls me and asks about tariffs. I will tell you which ones exist, how much they cost and connection conditions. If the client decides to activate the service, I register an application in the database.

In the example above, there is no need to sell or sell anything. But it happens that the duties include calling the old customer base, pushing the product to people who often do not need this product at all.

On average, the salary is from 18,000 rubles to 40,000 rubles per month.

Pros:

• Few requirements. Only competent speech and the ability to use simple programs - Excel, Word and the like.
• Telephone calls are paid by the employer.
• Often a white salary, without nuances. Naturally, you will get more money for a good job, but you will definitely not be left without a salary - the employment is official.

Minuses:

• Often the salary is too low for a large amount of work.
• It is required that the house be quiet - no extraneous noise in the background!
• The connection must be stable, without interruptions.

Recruitment Manager

Recruiter, hiring agent (as it is not called) is another profession in demand on the Internet.

Yes, of course there is such work from home. This is either freelancing, where you, as an individual agent, act as an intermediary between an employer and a potential employee. Or work in an already existing agency that has a name. In the second case, it is easier to look for clients, but the money comes out less than when working entirely on yourself.

The recruiter’s task is to post vacancy announcements on various resources (bulletin boards, social networks and similar sites). The recruiter looks for possible potential employees, conducts an initial interview over the phone and transmits the results to the customer. The payment here is piecework, there is no salary - the number of people you bring, the number you receive. But the pay is pretty good.

Pros:

• The work is not difficult.
• There are not very many requirements. If you present yourself advantageously and communicate competently, then you can easily get a job without work experience - this is not to mention freelancing.

Minuses:

• Payment is piecework. In some periods this may not be a lot of money, about 20,000 rubles per month. It all depends not only on you, but also on the situation in the country, time of year and the like.
• When working completely independently without a portfolio, it is difficult to find a client.

On non-core free classifieds sites

Such sites are usually associated with buying and selling used goods, and this is an unfortunate omission. For example, on Avito in St. Petersburg there are almost 19 thousand vacancies, in various fields, including the civil service. Salary offers are also varied.

If you are a top manager, then most likely you will not find anything suitable, but you have a completely different specificity of work. The rest of us should definitely look at the list of vacancies.

Game Tester

Often, when a person thinks about what professions there are to work from home, he thinks about becoming a game tester.

How most people imagine it: You sit, play games calmly, then tell them what you didn’t like and where there were such and such bugs or shortcomings.

What actually happens: You turn on the game, a couple of minutes pass, and you encounter an incomprehensible bug. And no, it’s not necessarily “for some reason the landscape is interrupted in this place” or “the action is buggy, but you can’t go through the door here,” no. This could be something related to the menu, problems with animation and graphics. In general, this could be any problem with the game. What exactly the bug is and where it came from can be very difficult to understand. You have to go through the same place over and over again to understand what’s going on and explain why the error occurs.

Oh yes, you also need to learn a little about programming. In order to control the process when fixing bugs and give clear instructions, correctly describe the problem in documentation, recording the bug.

Pros:

• Good salary. Interesting experience.
• Participating in the creation of games - you feel like you are part of something big and interesting.

Minuses:

• Requires a good, fast PC
• Boring.
• It is unlikely that without experience you will get into a good company where they make good games. So you will have to test low-grade, mediocre toys.