Course: Building a Flexible Career (41 min 18 sec)

Do you want to work from home, adopt a more flexible schedule, or transition to a freelance role? Flexible work options for career-oriented professionals have been rapidly expanding, but it's not always easy knowing how to break into the market. This course is designed to help you build a career that fits your life, whether that means finding a new job or asking for more flexibility in your current position. You learn about the growing flexible job market and shows how to build skills to be successful. You learn strategies to convince your current employer to offer flexible work, and to find legitimate and professional flexible job listings. Plus, get resume and interview prep tips to get hired. If you want to break out of the 9 to 5 or find better balance between work and life, this is the course for you.Topics include:

• Recognize how common flexible jobs are in the economy.
• Identify what area is leading the economy in flexible jobs.
• Recall what you should do before talking with your manager about flexible work opportunities.
• Explain the problem with using the key phrase “work from home” when searching for jobs online.
• Identify when during the interview process you should explore the possibility of flexible work.