Legitimate Online Jobs

Recently a so-called “gig economy” has emerged. These jobs involve workers making a living via contract work. These work-from-home jobs could see increased interest. With economic conditions, significant contract work takes place online.

This class of work has applications across varied professions, you may have the ability to perform this kind of work regardless of your background. Prospective gig workers have a choice of numerous online jobs encompassing a diverse set of backgrounds.
 
See a sample list of opportunities here.

Find the Hiring Manager with LinkedIn

If you need a job right now, you have to write directly to the hiring manager. This approach is a bit different than typically sending a resume. You're going to send the hiring manager a letter something like a cover letter, but different in its composition. It's called a Pain Letter, because

 it talks about the pain behind the job ad. It concentrates on how you can solve the problem. You will send it through the postal mail directly to the hiring manager's desk.

The two principal elements are: first, crafting the content of the letter in personal terms, and second, using LinkedIn to find the specifics of the managers title and location.

Find derailed background on these two elements here.

Avoid Overused Phrases, Consider a Summary Statement

Resumes don’t leave room for personality. Telling a coherent story in bullet form is tricky. The summary statement is a popular way to kick your resume off, see it here.

With a summary statement, you can cherry pick your most impressive accomplishments, spell out what your expertise is, and give an overall sense of what your career path has been. You’re always best off quantifying your results and backing up your skills with numbers here.

Review three overused resume phrases to avoid here.