Work From Home with Kimber

Show Notes | October 12, 2021 | Episode 123

Kelly was hoping to find a "side hustle" on the VirtForce Job Board, but instead she found a full-time leadership role at a startup. 

Kelly was casually keeping an eye on the job board when an interesting opportunity popped up - the scoping engineer role with Flagsin Group, a small veteran-owned consultant company. 

She applied for the scoping engineer position, but ended up getting #hired as the lead engineer and project manager for the entire scoping project.

Tune in to hear how staying open-minded led Kelly to a career that is keeping her happy, fulfilled and in her realm of expertise.

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122. Coffee & Connect with Intuit121. #Hired: Narrow Down Your Options120. Get Organized with Erin Condren119. #Hired: Research Behavioral Interview Questions118. Intuit’s Free Bookkeeping Cert for Milspouses117. #Hired: Be Ready When Opportunity Strikes

About Our SponsorStay At Home Profit provides education, consulting, scholarships and career opportunities for military spouses and veterans in remote work through virtual assisting & digital marketing in an authentic and transparent environment. Stay At Home Profit spent 4 years developing and perfecting multiple certification programs that enhance military spouse’s and veterans’ skill sets and experience to get hired remotely in the digital workforce.

Join the Stay At Home Profit family today and check out our 5-week RVAC Remote Virtual Assistant Certificate program at bit.ly/vf-profit.

Show Notes | October 4, 2021 | Episode 122

Wouldn't it be great if you could grab a cup of coffee with your future employer? 

Recently, Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks and Mint, sponsored 100 free cups of coffee and invited 100 military spouses to a virtual Q&A about their hiring process. 

VirtForce brought together members who got #hired at Intuit with jobseekers for a casual conversation about how a career at Intuit fits their military lifestyle.  

Tune in to hear what it's like to work behind the scenes at this amazing Fortune 100 company. 

Links and Resources

VirtForce Job Board

Kimber Hill LinkedIn

Intuit LinkedIn

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

Register for the Bookkeeping Certification Course – http://bit.ly/VFBKCERT

Register for the Intuit Talent Community – http://bit.ly/VFINT

QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor Certification Instructions

Enrolled Agent (EA) Credential Assistance Program

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About Our SponsorStay At Home Profit provides education, consulting, scholarships and career opportunities for military spouses and veterans in remote work through virtual assisting & digital marketing in an authentic and transparent environment. Stay At Home Profit spent 4 years developing and perfecting multiple certification programs that enhance military spouse’s and veterans’ skill sets and experience to get hired remotely in the digital workforce.

Join the Stay At Home Profit family today and check out our 5-week RVAC Remote Virtual Assistant Certificate program at bit.ly/vf-profit.

Show Notes | September 27, 2021 | Episode 121

AnnaLissa Theodule started out by looking for a temporary part-time role, but found a career she loves through VirtForce. 

Before AnnaLissa joined VirtForce, she was aimlessly applying for six months. After using advice from the VirtForce Podcast, she narrowed her intentions and found a job she loves in just 4 weeks. 

As a business development associate at Workplaceless, AnnaLissa found an employer who understands the military lifestyle and her responsibilities as a new mom.

Tune in to hear how AnnaLissa's job search completely changed when she narrowed down her options. 

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VirtForce Facebook Group

VirtForce Job Board

Kimber Hill LinkedIn

AnnaLissa Theodule LinkedIn

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

Rocket RemoteFreemium Course (Episodes 106-120)  Subscribe to Premium HERE.

How to Ace Your Virtual Interview

How to Negotiate Like a Pro

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120. Get Organized with Erin Condren119. #Hired: Research Behavioral Interview Questions118. Intuit’s Free Bookkeeping Cert for Milspouses117. #Hired: Be Ready When Opportunity Strikes116. LinkedIn Networking & Connections115. LinkedIn Posts & Content

About Our SponsorStay At Home Profit provides education, consulting, scholarships and career opportunities for military spouses and veterans in remote work through virtual assisting & digital marketing in an authentic and transparent environment. Stay At Home Profit spent 4 years developing and perfecting multiple certification programs that enhance military spouse’s and veterans’ skill sets and experience to get hired remotely in the digital workforce.

Join the Stay At Home Profit family today and check out our 5-week RVAC Remote Virtual Assistant Certificate program at bit.ly/vf-profit.

Show Notes | September 20, 2021 | Episode 120  

It's time to get organized, color code your job search and live a more stress-free lifestyle with the organization gurus at Erin Condren. In this episode, we cover how to live your most graceful and well-planned life in a live recorded workshop with the Erin Condren team.

So how can a notebook or planner help you live your best life? What is it about writing out your goals that can propel you to success? All of these mysteries and more are uncovered by our teacher and friend Mechaela from Erin Condren's flagship store in Orange County. 

Plus, we're telling you how to get $10 off your next Erin Condren purchase. Grab a pen and your planner or notebook and tune in now! 

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VirtForce Job Board

Kimber Hill LinkedIn

Erin Condren Design LinkedIn

Mechaela Vardoulakis LinkedIn

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Quiz: What Type of Planner is Best for Me? - Erin Condren

Rocket RemoteFreemium Course (Episodes 106-120)  Subscribe to Premium HERE.

Remote Virtual Assistant Certificate Program

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About Our SponsorStay At Home Profit provides education, consulting, scholarships and career opportunities for military spouses and veterans in remote work through virtual assisting & digital marketing in an authentic and transparent environment. Stay At Home Profit spent 4 years developing and perfecting multiple certification programs that enhance military spouse’s and veterans’ skill sets and experience to get hired remotely in the digital workforce.

Join the Stay At Home Profit family today and check out our 5-week RVAC Remote Virtual Assistant Certificate program at bit.ly/vf-profit.

Show Notes | September 13, 2021 | Episode 119

This episode is sponsored by our military spouse employment partner Stay at Home Profit. 

After looking for virtual work off and on for years, Lauralee Lambert got serious about her remote job search, and landed a fun and exciting remote role with Travelers in just two months. 

Lauralee's advice for those who are still looking is to utilize VirtForce’s free resume writing and job interview prep resources, especially how to answer behavioral interview questions. Those can be tricky, so it's important to prepare and practice! 

Tune in to hear why Lauralee loves working for this industry leader that is creating remote opportunities for military spouses.  

Links and Resources

VirtForce Facebook Group

VirtForce Job Board

Kimber Hill LinkedIn

Lauralee Lambert LinkedIn 

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

Rocket RemoteFreemium Course (Episodes 106-120)  Subscribe to Premium HERE.

How to Ace Your Virtual Interview

VirtForce Career Coach Partners

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VirtForce Podcast on Apple Podcasts 

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118. Intuit's Free Bookkeeping Cert for Milspouses117. #Hired: Be Ready When Opportunity Strikes116. LinkedIn Networking & Connections115. LinkedIn Posts & Content114. LinkedIn Recommendations113. LinkedIn Experience & Endorsements

About Our SponsorStay At Home Profit provides education, consulting, scholarships and career opportunities for military spouses and veterans in remote work through virtual assisting & digital marketing in an authentic and transparent environment. Stay At Home Profit spent 4 years developing and perfecting multiple certification programs that enhance military spouse’s and veterans’ skill sets and experience to get hired remotely in the digital workforce.

Join the Stay At Home Profit family today and check out our 5-week RVAC Remote Virtual Assistant Certificate program at bit.ly/vf-profit.

Show Notes | September 7, 2021 | Episode 118 

If you've been struggling with the experience paradox, we've got a way to overcome it - experience requirements are #canceled at QuickBooks Live because Intuit's new 80-hour bookkeeping certification is officially here. 

This course sets the standard for bookkeeping in the US, and it can help you erase some experience requirements that may be holding you back. In this episode, we're telling you everything you need to know about this four-course program that is available right now through Coursera and FREE to the military community.  

Tune in to hear how you can overcome lack of education, lack of experience and launch a bookkeeping career from home.   

Links and Resources

Register for the Bookkeeping Certification Course - http://bit.ly/VFBKCERT

Register for the Intuit Talent Community - http://bit.ly/VFINT

VirtForce Job Board

Kimber Hill LinkedIn

Intuit LinkedIn

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

Rocket RemoteFreemium Course (Episodes 106-120)  Subscribe to Premium HERE.

Remote Virtual Assistant Certificate Program105. Experience Requirements are #CANCELED at QuickBooks103. Bookkeeping Side Hustle Certs98. How to Get Your Next Career Cert Paid For18. Intuit® Partnership Reveal

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About Our Sponsor

Stay At Home Profit provides education, consulting, scholarships and career opportunities for military spouses and veterans in remote work through virtual assisting & digital marketing in an authentic and transparent environment. Stay At Home Profit spent 4 years developing and perfecting multiple certification programs that enhance military spouse’s and veterans’ skill sets and experience to get hired remotely in the digital workforce.

Join the Stay At Home Profit family today and check out our 5-week RVAC Remote Virtual Assistant Certificate program at bit.ly/vf-profit.

Show Notes | September 2, 2021 | BONUS Episode

Each day, 22 veterans lose their battle with post traumatic stress right here on American soil. The recent withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan could elevate the risk of self-inflicted death rates of our service members and veterans. Retired Army Lt. Col. Olivia Nunn, and host of The Soldier for Life Podcast, reminds us why we need to check-in on the emotional and mental health of our service members, friends and loved ones during this difficult time.  Olivia offers a unique perspective having recently retired from the US Army, a career that spanned 20 years and took her to The Pentagon, Fort Hood, Texas and West Point, as well as three tours to Iraq.  Tune in to hear her thoughts on what the American military is struggling with right now, and how you can help change #22ADAY.

If you are a new listener to VirtForce podcast, we would love to hear from you. Please email [email protected] and let us know how we can help you today.

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The Soldier for Life Podcast

The #22ADAY Movement

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Show Notes | August 30, 2021 | Episode 117

This episode is sponsored by our military spouse employment partner Stay at Home Profit.  

Milspouse Victoria Strand applied for her dream job. After a month of not hearing back, she took a job with Instant Teams. On her first day of work, she got an email from the other company. They wanted to interview her. 

Victoria couldn't let this opportunity pass her by. So, she poured over VirtForce's resources, listening to podcast episodes and taking the free online course How to Ace Your Virtual Interview.

With a fresh understanding of how to impress in a virtual job interview, Victoria landed her dream job! 

Victoria realizes it's not ideal to leave one job for another so quickly, but it happens. "You never know when opportunity is going to strike," she says. Victoria had to follow her heart and do what was best for her life and career. It may not always be the best timing, but it all works out in the end.

Tune in to hear where Victoria is working now, and her advice for those who are still trying to land their ideal remote job.

If you are a new listener to VirtForce podcast, we would love to hear from you. Please email [email protected] and let us know how we can help you today!

Links and Resources

VirtForce Facebook Group

VirtForce Job Board

Kimber Hill LinkedIn

Victoria Strand LinkedIn 

How to Ace Your Virtual Interview

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

Rocket RemoteFreemium Course (Episodes 106-120)  Subscribe to Premium HERE.

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Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our live chat, on social media, and in our comments section.  

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116. LinkedIn Networking & Connections115. LinkedIn Posts & Content114. LinkedIn Recommendations113. LinkedIn Experience & Endorsements112. LinkedIn About Section111. LinkedIn Cover & Profile Photos

About Our SponsorStay At Home Profit provides education, consulting, scholarships and career opportunities for military spouses and veterans in remote work through virtual assisting & digital marketing in an authentic and transparent environment. Stay At Home Profit spent 4 years developing and perfecting multiple certification programs that enhance military spouse’s and veterans’ skill sets and experience to get hired remotely in the digital workforce.

Join the Stay At Home Profit family today and check out our 5-week RVAC Remote Virtual Assistant Certificate program at bit.ly/vf-profit.

Show Notes | August 23, 2021 | Episode 116

In the last 10 episodes we have programmed your LinkedIn profile to be a successful job lead funnel and to passively help you climb that career ladder.

If you really want to rev-up your LinkedIn job search, you can take initiative and start networking on your own. You never know who the person in your connections list is who could open the door to your next remote job offer.

Tune in to the final episode of our LinkedIn series, and we'll teach you how to build and nurture your network on LinkedIn. You'll have your next job offer before you know it!

If you are a new listener to VirtForce podcast, we would love to hear from you. Please email [email protected] and let us know how we can help you today.

Links and Resources

VirtForce Job Board

Kimber Hill LinkedIn

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

Rocket RemoteFreemium Course (Episodes 106-120)  Subscribe to Premium HERE.

Join the Conversation

Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our live chat, on social media, and in our comments section.  

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Show Notes | August 16, 2021 | Episode 115

Are you actively searching for a job or actively career climbing? 

If so, you should be sharing and engaging with content about the industry you are interested in several times a week. You want to bring relative, career-related information to LinkedIn because your future boss and colleagues will likely see it.

Did you know under the Activity tab, a future employer can see everything you have liked, commented on, shared and created?

Here's a good rule of thumb. Don't share or engage with content that is:

PoliticalPersonal Religious

In the next two episodes, we'll show you how to put together a personal game plan for what you should be sharing on LinkedIn. Get ready to take that next step! 

If you are a new listener to VirtForce podcast, we would love to hear from you. Please email [email protected] and let us know how we can help you today.

Links and Resources

VirtForce Job Board

Kimber Hill LinkedIn

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

Rocket RemoteFreemium Course (Episodes 106-120)  Subscribe to Premium HERE.

Join the Conversation

Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our live chat, on social media, and in our comments section.  

VirtForce on Facebook

VirtForce on LinkedIn

VirtForce on Instagram

Check Out Recent Podcast Episodes:

VirtForce Podcast on Apple Podcasts 

VirtForce Podcast on Spotify

VirtForce Linktree