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Tips & Tricks

Tips & tricks to land that job

Interview prep, resume tips & scam warnings

Remote job searching can be confusing, especially when every application seems to come with a new rule, system, assessment, or piece of advice. This library is built to make that process easier with practical guidance on interviews, resumes, equipment requirements, training, onboarding, and spotting scams.

These guides are written for real people trying to land legitimate work-from-home jobs—not for recruiters or career coaches speaking in corporate jargon. Start with the topic that matches where you are in the process, then come back whenever the next weird part of remote hiring shows up.

I Got the Job! Now What? (Everything Between the Offer and Day One)

Bestie, if you just got an offer, first of all, CONGRATULATIONS. Seriously, go do a little happy dance, you earned it. Now that the excitement's settling, you're probably realizing there's…

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How Many Jobs Should You Apply to Per Day? (The Answer Might Surprise You)

Bestie, I get this question constantly: how many jobs should I actually be applying to every day? Is it five? Twenty? A hundred? And honestly, the answer isn't a number, it's a strategy, so…

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How to Explain a Resume Gap Without Apologizing For It

Bestie, let's talk about the thing that keeps so many of you from even hitting submit on an application: the gap. Maybe you took time off for a baby, a health issue, caregiving, a layoff…

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5 Questions YOU Should Ask at the End of the Interview (And Why They Matter)

Bestie, we need to talk about the moment at the end of almost every interview where the recruiter says, "So, do you have any questions for me?" And half of us panic and say "nope, I think…

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What Really Happens in Training Week (Nobody Talks About This Part)

Bestie, can we talk about the part of getting a work-from-home job that nobody prepares you for? Everyone talks about applying and interviewing, but then you get hired and suddenly you're…

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Non-Phone Work-From-Home Jobs That Actually Exist (Yes, Really)

Bestie, if the thought of taking back-to-back phone calls for eight hours makes your soul leave your body, this post is for you. Maybe you've got kids napping in the next room, maybe you…

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How to Spot a Work-From-Home Scam From a Mile Away

Bestie, we need to have a serious talk, because for every real work-from-home job out there, there are scammers circling job seekers like sharks. They target people who need work, which…

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Why a Human May Never See Your Resume (And How to Fix It)

Bestie, we need to talk about the most heartbreaking part of the job hunt: you find the perfect work-from-home job, you spend an hour on the application, you hit submit, and then...…

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New to Working From Home? Here's the Equipment Jobs Actually Require

Bestie, let's talk about the part of the work-from-home world that surprises everybody: the equipment requirements. Because here's what happens. You find a great remote job, you scroll down…

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How to Answer “Tell Me About Yourself”

Okay bestie, let's talk about the question that opens almost every interview — and trips up almost everybody: "Tell me about yourself." Here's the secret nobody tells you: this is not an…

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"Tell Me About a Time You Faced a Difficult Situation" — How to Stop Freezing on This Question

Bestie, let's talk about the interview question that makes everyone's mind go completely blank: "Tell me about a time you faced a difficult situation and how you handled it." Here's the…

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