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Develop Good Work Habits While Job Hunting: Work From Home Tips

If you are new to the work from home scene, creating the right environment can be challenging. Finding the best place to set up your work space and maintaining a schedule are just two of the obstacles that you will need to overcome in creating a positive momentum. However, just these minor adjustments can make job hunting from home a breeze.

Create a Productive Work Space

If you have worked from home in the past, setting up a work space may have included opening your laptop in bed while watching Netflix. However, if you are job hunting from home, you need to find a place where you can set up your workstation full time. This could be a dedicated table space, nook in your bedroom or extra space in a spare room. Wherever you decide to establish yourself, be sure that it is a place where you can concentrate, take calls preferably without interruption and away from others who may live with you. 

Maintain a Regular Work Schedule

It is important to maintain regular office hours to help with productivity and responsiveness. If you are rolling out of bed at noon and not returning calls and email until 3 pm, many of your potential employers are already winding down their day and probably needed a response hours ago. Getting to your workstation at a time when you would normally report to work is good for maintaining consistency in your day and your body clock. It also shows your and future employer that you are productive and staying on top of your assignments. Keeping to regular meal and break times will also help you maintain a flow to your work day. 

To help adjust to your new work environment, find a space where you can establish a regular workstation to help maintain productivity. For more great ideas, checkout Flexjobs suggestions for setting up your space.
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