So, for this week, I would like to talk about the competition for remote job positions.
Focus here on remote jobs in the United States and the general nature of remote jobs; your specific field and a different location in the world may make it easier for you to find a remote job position.
When you read content on the Internet or hear a news story, you will learn about organizations that decide to have people end their remote job positions and come back to the office.
AP (The Associated Press) article about competition for full time remote job in United States for 2025
In an article from the AP (The Associated Press) called “Facing stiff competition, remote workers up their game” by Cathy Bussewitz, the author talked about how competition for remote job positions is more competitive in 2025.
One suggestion the article gives to people seeking remote opportunities is to look for opportunities in the field where you are currently working and are an expert; rather than trying to compete in other fields where you would be new to the field and competing against job applicants who have experience in that field.
The link to the article is here
https://apnews.com/article/finding-remote-jobs-employment-tips-76a61cc6a646493dc3f5e0bfa733160c
Google search
If you do a Google search asking the question
“Is the competition for full-time remote job positions harder to get in 2025?”
The A.I. part of the answer to Google search mentioned that it is indeed more challenging to find full-time remote job positions in 2025.
The A.I. mentioned that many people desire the ability to work remotely full-time.
The A.I. mentioned that the supply of full–time remote positions was in decline, while the supply of applicants wanting full–time remote employment is going up.
The article gave some suggestions for people looking for full-time remote work. For example, see if it is possible to take your current job and do it remotely.
You may face competition from hundreds or even thousands of other people applying for the same full-time remote job position.
So, what to do then?
Here are some ideas
- Will a hybrid position work for you?
You may find less competition for jobs if a hybrid position works for you.
A hybrid position where you go to a work location part of the time, and the other part of the time you work from your home.
- Apply to firms directly in your industry and see if they have remote opportunities.
Sometimes you can show an interest in opportunities even if you do not see a job position listed.
- Informational interviews with people doing the work you want to do remotely.
See if you can talk to people doing the type of work you want to do, and who are working remotely. Talk to people who are working full-time remotely in the fields you are interested in.
An informational interview is where you talk to a person in a profession you are interested in for a short period, and you ask that person questions about that profession. Be aware that informational interviews are not places to ask for opportunities; informational interviews are for the information.
You may learn from others about how they got a remote job position.
One place to find contact names for informational interviews is LinkedIn.
- Career experts
You may find remote opportunities by asking career experts about how to improve your job search.
- Get additional training
You may find that getting further training in an area may help you find a remote job position.
Pause your remote job search
If you find in your field that the competition for remote jobs is highly competitive, take a “pause” in your search and look at the field of remote employment at a later time to see if the opportunities may be better in the future.
During your pause, you may (if you wish) get an additional education in another career field.
Remote jobs can have many advantages for the job seeker. You may find options that are not possible in a non-remote job position.
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So for this week
This week, like to talk about technology change and career change.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman describe career change
I heard the CEO of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, talk about career change.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman mentioned that in 10 years from now; college graduates (or at least some of them anyway) may work in space with a totally new job position and earn a high salary.
The quote I found on career change
“In 2035, that graduating college student, if they still go to college at all, could very well be leaving on a mission to explore the solar system on a spaceship in some completely new, exciting, super well-paid, super interesting job,” (from Yahoo Tech Fortune article; the link to the specific article is https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/openai-ceo-sam-altman-says-151944949.html)
The quote reminds me that careers go through career changes.
But I wonder if the career change rate is going faster and faster.
Technology change–an explosion
In my understanding, technology change can sometimes resemble an explosion.
Not only is technology change occurring in our society–but the rate of technology change is occurring faster and faster.
If you compared technology change to a snowball going down a hill, the snowball would become larger and larger as the snowball is going down the hill faster and faster.
With technology such as A.I., career changes may occur faster, as some careers disappear and others appear. Some careers may no longer exist in the future, and new careers will develop that we never heard of before. Careers may change at a rapid rate.
Career changes may occur at a quick rate. Change will be a consistent element in the coming years related to careers.
Your thoughts
Now it’s time to get your thoughts.
Here are some questions to think about:
- What do you think will be some of the career changes in the future?
- How do you think A.I. change careers in the future?
- What are some of the technology changes that you think will influence careers in the future?
- What are the positive features of career change, and what are the negative features of career change?
If you like, please leave a comment on the Live Your Life Learning YouTube Channel under a video called “Technology change and career change.’
Technology can influence career changes. Careers are always changing.
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This week, I would like to explore career association websites.
Career associations can help people explore a career and find professional opportunities in that career field. Career associations are people in a particular career who gather to learn and support each other.
A career association may have a website.
I like to focus on career-association websites.
Some things a career association website can do are:
- Give content information about that profession
(and one side advantage is that this information is likely to be up to date)
- Might find information to help you with informational interviews.
(An informational interview where you talk to a person in that profession to learn more about that profession)
- May help you find opportunities in that profession.
You may find job positions (for example) advertised on a career association–giving the opportunities in that career.
- May find information on how competitive a career.
Example American Marketing Association
You can find one example of a profession’s competitiveness on the American Marketing Association career website.
If you go to the American Marketing Association career website at www.ama.org
Then click the link “Job Boards” (link towards the top part of the computer screen if you have a laptop computer screen)
You have a menu of options that appears; you can then select the choice that says “Marketing Job Board. “
You can then see jobs in the marketing profession.
You can have a “Job Board Snapshot” where you can see the number of employers and job seekers.
You may find a wide variety of information on a career association website. You may find your next opportunity on a career association website.
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Hello everyone,
Welcome — and thank you for being a part of Live Your Life Learning.
This project began as a way for me to combine two things I love:
content creation and teaching.
I’ve always believed that when we share information and ideas, we can truly impact people’s lives.
What’s Changing
Now, I’m excited to explore a new direction —
I’m beginning a new journey: interviewing people who have stories to tell.
This series will be called Live Your Life Conversations.
Right now, I’m still early in this process, so the style and structure of these interviews may evolve over time. But I do have five core categories that will help shape the content I create:
The 5 Interview Categories
- Content Creators (YouTube & Podcasts)
Interview Content Creators on their content.
Get their stories about themselves and their content.
Interview YouTubers and podcasters about their creative process, business models, and personal stories.
May also interview people besides YouTubers and podcasters, but I think most of the Interviews in this area will be YouTubers and podcasters.
- Careers & Life Paths
These interviews will explore real-world career journeys — from traditional jobs to unexpected pivots — with insights for anyone curious about how people build meaningful work lives.
- Entertainment & Media
Connect with musicians, performers, radio hosts, production staff, and other creatives who bring entertainment and storytelling to life.
- Local Events & Cultural Life
I’ll talk with people who shape local culture — including folks from museums, libraries, theater productions, and more — to spotlight what’s happening in the community.
- Curiosity & Knowledge Tellers
These are people who help us understand the world: historians, educators, authors, and those who explain interesting topics.
What’s Staying the Same
While interviewing will become the main emphasis, I’ll still continue to create occasional content on remote work and workforce development — a space I’ve worked in for a long time.
My current plan:
- 1–2 remote-related posts per month
- 1 course offering every few months
Final Thoughts
So that’s the new direction:
More conversations. More stories. More learning from people’s real experiences.
Thank you again for being part of the Live Your Life Learning journey — and now, the Live Your Life Conversations journey too.
Stay curious — and I’ll see you in the next episode.
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Hello, everyone. I am sorry for not posting content sooner; life gets busy, and I have many things going on.
Interview – Focus (I am considering)
One thing I was exploring is changing the emphasis of this channel.
I am considering adopting a more interview-focused approach for the channel.
I enjoy interviewing, so it’s fun to learn about the lives of others, and I hope the audience will enjoy listening to what they have to say.
I plan to conduct more interviews, speak with people in various fields, and then post those interviews.
I will still create content on work-related topics, such as remote careers. However, I am considering making interviews my primary focus and work-related issues (like remote careers) my secondary focus.
I will give further details in a future post.
This week, we are going to look at tools to evaluate a potential employer.
Some of those tools can be:
(1) Employee Reviews
You can sometimes find Employee Reviews on a potential employer.
You can find these employee reviews on sites like Glassdoor and Indeed.com.
(2) Customer Reviews
You may find out information from a potential employer by reading customer reviews.
You can learn what some customers think of that potential employer.
One place to find customer reviews is on Google Search.
Search the name of a potential employer on Google, and you may get information on that potential employer, including customer reviews.
(3) News
You may find that potential employer in the news.
You can do a Google search and type in the word “News” with that potential employer.
News coverage may help you evaluate a potential employer.
(4) Employee Handbook
Sometimes, organizations provide their new employees with an employee handbook.
The Employee Handbook can provide new employees with details about the organization.
You may find digital copies of an employee handbook available on Google to read before accepting employment at a potential organization.
Search on Google with the word “Employee Handbook” and the name of the potential employer you are considering.
Also, check the date of the Employee Handbook. If you find an Employee Handbook several years old, it may not be very effective.
The Employee Handbook may also be referred to by other names, such as Staff Handbook, Employee Manual, Staff Guide, or Company Policy Manual. I
(5) Informational Interviews
You may do an informational interview with the organization you are considering. You can contact a person and ask that person for an interview about a particular profession. As the person talks about their profession, you may also get details on that potential employer. You may find contacts through LinkedIn.
Be aware that some national organizations may have independent franchises that are owned by individuals other than the national organization itself. The information you read about the national organization may be incomplete if your potential employer is an independent franchise of it.
You may find some tools to evaluate a potential employer. Assessing a potential employer may help you find an employer that works for you.
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This week we look at Omaha, Nebraska remote opportunities.
We look at remote opportunities for Omaha, Nebraska, for hospital systems.
Contact different hospitals in the Omaha area, asking about remote opportunities.
Places to contact:
(different hospital systems that I know of)
- CHI Health System
- Methodist Hospital System
- Nebraska Medicine Hospital System
- Veterans Administration Hospital System
I either contacted places by email or filled out an information screen on a hospital system web page.
I have heard nothing yet; if I hear anything, I will give you additional updated information.
Here are the questions I asked about the hospital systems:
Some questions I asked were:
I am asking different hospital systems the following question.
Question
(1) Does your organization offer remote opportunities?
(2) If you have remote opportunities, what are some types of remote opportunities you have?
(3) What are some good ways for a person to find out about your remote opportunities?
(4) Do you have any suggestions for someone looking at remote opportunities for your organization?
(5) Any other advice you would like to offer?
May everyone be successful in their remote opportunity journeys.
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This week we look at Career Associations; we will focus on where one can go to find out what career associations may exist for a particular profession.
Career Associations – National/Regional
Career Associations are people grouped together related to a particular career.
You can have both national career associations and regional career associations.
The regional career association may have different career resources than the national career association; When looking at career associations for job openings; look for job possibilities at both the national and regional career associations (sometimes the job positions will be different). Both the national and regional career associations may have different websites.
National Career Associations focus on the entire nation
Regional Career Associations will focus on a particular region of the nation.
Differences in the number of remote job positions found may exist between National and Regional Career Associations.
How to find career associations in a particular field
You may not know the career associations of the profession you are interested in.
You may have different ways to find career associations in the profession you are interested in.
Here are some different ways to find career associations in your particular field:
(1) Online Search (Search engine like Google and A.I. tool)
You can do a Google Search (or some other type of search engine) and type in the word “career associations” and the name of the profession you are trying to find. “Career associations” could have other names like “Career groups”. And see what other options you may have.
You can also use A.I. tool to create a question where you ask A.I. on what career associations may exist for a particular profession.
As with any online search, just spend some time verifying the results of the search; sometimes the results of a search can be wrong.
(2) Occupational Outlook Handbook–how to find career associations
One way to find career associations is by using the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a government publication that describes career fields.
Sometimes the Occupational Outlook Handbook will list career associations when describing particular professions
A job seeker can look at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
A job seeker could search for the profession of interest. Let’s say, for example, Training and Development Specialist.
You can do a browse or keyword search to find your profession
Let’s say, for example; you want to do a browse search to find information on the Training and Development Specialist Profession
We look at the different categories on the left part of the screen:
You click the link that says Business and Financial
You then get a screen called “Business and Financial Occupations.”
You get more detailed information about the occupations in the Business and Financial area.
You will have a list of occupations in the Business and Financial area on the left side of the screen.
You can then scroll to the bottom part of the screen
Click the link called Training and Development Specialist
(The link is at the very bottom of the list of career categories; you will have to scroll down the page)
You then have a more detailed job description of the Training and Development Specialist profession
You get a screen called “Training and Development Specialist.”
You will have different categories boxes on the top part of the screen
Click the category link called “More info” (the link to the farthest right side of the screen)
You can see a listing of career associations for the Training and Development profession
(3) Informational Interviews
An informational interview is where you talk to a person going into a career you are interested in. You can ask the person you are interviewing if they know about any career associations in their profession.
(4) Librarians
In your local library, trained informational professionals, can help answer your question about career associations for a particular field.
You may find information on your remote career using career associations. You can have different sources that give you information on where to find career associations.
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This week, we have two posts.
In the second post, we are going to look at Internet access
Sometimes (for whatever reason), you may not have Internet access at your home. You may need to find other places where you can find Internet access.
Here are some other places where you can find Internet access.
- Library – Public Libraries
- University – may be able to access the Internet from a university library –
- State employment agency (Workforce Development)
- Non-profit—You may be able to access Internet access and a computer from a non-profit; check with the non-profit to see what resources may be available.
Sometimes, you may need to access the Internet in a different location; here are some additional places to do so.
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This week, we are going to have two posts.
In this first post, we are reviewing Martin Yate’s The Ultimate Job Search Guide (copyrighted in 2017).
The book gives different ideas about the job search.
- Company owners design companies (mostly) to make money.
- Jobs (mostly) are designed to solve problems.
Ideally, you want to express how you can solve their problems with a potential employer.
If you can help solve problems for a company, you can make the company more efficient and help its owners make more money. You then have more value to the company.
Chapter 3 “How to Build a Killer Resume” (p.33)
Chapter 3 describes the importance of a resume.
The chapter discusses the importance of writing a resume.
The chapter mentions that the resume is a critical document to create.
A good resume can open new opportunities for you.
The chapter gives suggestions on how to write a good resume.
The chapter also gives some suggestions on how to write a cover letter. (p. 62)
Chapter 4: “Networking and the Successful Job Search” (p. 65)
Chapter 5: “Professional, Alumni, and Community Networks” (p. 92)
Chapters talk about meeting people in different ways
Job Hunting is meeting people.
The book mentions that the job search involves conversations with people.
You will often have to get into conversations with people to get employed. Ideally, you want to talk with people who can hire you.
Chapters suggest ways to contact people, including LinkedIn, Professional Associations, and Alumni Associations.
Chapter 6 “Network Integrated Job Search Techniques” (p. 106)
The chapter gives ways to search for a job.
Chapter 7: Making contact (p. 136)
The chapter gives ideas on how to directly contact a potential employer.
The book gives ideas on how to make direct contact.
In a phone conversation, the chapter gives ideas on overcoming some objections you may have in the phone call.
Chapter 8 “Ace the Telephone Interview” (p. 101)
The chapter advises on how to conduct telephone employment interviews.
The chapter suggests that one should never decline an employment interview.
Job Searching a skill
You want the practice of doing employment interviews to get better at doing employment interviews.
Chapter 9 “Dress For Job Success” (p. 173)
Chapter advice on how to dress for job interviews.
Part III of the book gives ways to answer interview questions.
These are some job ideas from Martin Yate’s book, The Ultimate Job Search Guide. They may be helpful in your remote job search.
Book details
The Ultimate Job Search Guide
By Martin Yate
Published by Adams Media
Copyrighted 2017
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This week: Book Description–Get Hired Fast! Tap the Hidden Job Market in 15 days (By Brian Graham) (Copyrighted in 2005)
This week, we will describe a job-hunting book called Get Hired Fast! Tap the Hidden Job Market in 15 days.
The book was copyrighted in 2005.
So, some specifics may be outdated, but some general ideas from the book may still be helpful.
How can you contribute to a potential employer?
The book talks about thinking about your background and skills and how you can be helpful to a potential employer.
How to contact a potential employer
The book mainly focuses on different ways to contact a potential employer.
The book gives a list of different ways to contact a potential employer in
- Chapter Three: Should you use still use traditional job-hunting technique?
The book discusses some traditional ways to contact a potential employer. Some of these traditional ways are:
- Apply for job positions
- Network- Talk to people you already know
- Recruiters
Direct Contact How to Contact a Potential Employer
Then, the book talks about the Direct Contact method
Direct Contact is when you contact a potential employer to see if they have opportunities even if you do not see any job advertised in the job field you are looking for.
The book gives ideas on how to do Direct Contact.
- Chapter Four Identify Your Targets – And Know What They Want
The chapter focuses on research.
The book explains the importance of researching potential employers.
The book gives a way to organize the research with two sheets to organize the information, including:
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- Company Research Worksheet
- Hiring Contact Status Reports
The book suggests having 150 contact names you can contact.
You can have several names from the same potential employer.
The chapter focuses on making Contact.
Chapter Five: Making Contacts Your Fifteen-Day Action Plan
The chapter gives ideas on how to contact your potential employers.
On page 78 there is a script that you can use to contact potential employers
The chapter also deals with some objections you may have to deal with when contacting potential employers.
The last part of the book deals with employment interviews, both over the phone and in person.
The book suggests that you ask about how the job will be evaluated during an interview. On p. 130, ask, “How would my performance be measured?”
Direct Contact may be a helpful job-hunting tool for finding a remote position. You may gain insights on how to make Direct Contact.
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