It's not like military wives aren't already working from
home, that's for sure. However, work from home employment is a rather savvy
option for women whose lives involve literal geographical changes on a regular
basis. Having a job that allows the comfort of working from home means:
- not having to find a new job every time there's a change in duty stations
- cutting the expense and hassle of finding daycare for the kids
- having a regular stream of income that is dependable no matter where in the world one ends up
There is no doubt many a work from home opportunities out
there. But how does one weed out the schemes from the actual prospects for
reliable work?
The first and foremost aspect of finding good work from home
employment lies within an individual's profession or skillset. Technology has
made it so that even jobs in the nursing field can be worked through
telecommuting. Other popular and legitimate work from home jobs that work well for
military wives are:
- virtual customer service
- virtual assistants
- online tutoring
- bookkeeping
- direct sales
- freelance writing and photography
Helpful resources such as military.com help military
spouses find careers, many of which involve telecommuting. Plus, there are
other websites devoted to connecting employers in a certain field that want and
need work from home employees. Once the issue of one's skillset is established,
it can then take some time and research to find legitimate work from home
employment. However, with so many companies looking to save their bottom line,
work from home jobs are now more accessible than ever.
Plus, most military wives are the type that do quite well at
creating their own work from home employment rather than worrying about finding
someone to work for. They are more likely to work as freelancers in many areas,
finding work on websites like guru.com or oDesk. This not only helps create a stream of
income, it can help make military life less stressful by building confidence
and providing a sense of purpose. This is especially important for military
wives as so much of their life revolves around the military life of their
spouse's career.
If ever there was a demographic that was made for work at
home employment, it is military wives. They're lifestyle, heart and courage
makes them resilient enough to handle the demands of working at home, personally
and professionally, with just as much moxie as their military husbands.
