Bookkeeping is one of the “top” skills that you can bring to the freelance job market, says Lilani, of UpWork. Remote work in accounting and finance can help an ambitious freelancer build their own small business, according to Flexjobs.
It’s a job for someone well-organized and on-track, with a professional persona and attention to detail — perhaps a former stay-at-home parent, for example, who presents their credentials well.
It may not matter what category of sales your experience is in. “A good salesperson can sell you a car, this pen, software. It’s really about the skill set they have,” she adds.
There is plenty of work, it appears, for retirees with a background in editorial work. A recent search for 100% remote proofreader jobs or copy editor jobs at FlexJobs produced hundreds job postings.
Customer support can be a company’s human face for customers. “The skills a retiree is going to bring are skills they already have; It’s talking with people, it’s solving problems.”
A quick glance at UpWork and Flexjobs reveals demand for workers fluent in at least two languages. Among them: Castilian Spanish, Mandarin, Estonian, American Sign Language.
Recruiting is a major skill and a field offering plenty of opportunity, says UpWork’s Lilani. It’s no secret that employers are under great pressure today to staff their workplaces with talent they need to stay competitive.
“We have so much opportunity for writers on our platform — for ghostwriting, blog writing, article writing. Rather than being paid by the hour in many cases, you are paid by the article,” says Lilani.
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