Work From Home with Kimber

Show Notes | June 2, 2020 | Episode 041 Virtual Job versus Virtual Career. What's the difference between the two, and how does it apply to you? In this episode, Tanairi shares the story of why she had to take a step back to think about what she wanted for herself in a virtual career. Taking the time to focus on this helped her discover how she could obtain her next virtual job. After receiving a s...

Show Notes | May 28, 2020 | Episode 040 Time for a truth bomb: women are far less likely to negotiate their job offer than men. Crazy, we know. Since our VirtForce community is primarily women (92% women, 8% men), we want to take the time to teach you how to develop your negotiation skills. Remember: once you receive that offer letter, you could be negotiating for a variety of things. You could be...

Show Notes | May 26, 2020 | Episode 039 Putting in the work can be, to state the obvious, a lot of work. But in the end, we all know it’s worth it. We love to see our growing community get #hired. During this time of uncertainty, we want you to remember that this is the perfect time to build your network, target that resume, and work on your interview techniques.  In this episode, a VirtForce comm...

Show Notes | May 22, 2020 | Episode 038 This episode is sponsored by our military spouse employment partners at Instant Teams. Remote work is amazing and rewarding (yes, we're biased) but it can be so hard if you don't have a great Work From Home set-up. In this episode, Kimber breaks down everything you need to have a productive and relaxing home office (even if that office is at your kitchen tab...

Show Notes | May 20, 2020 |Episode 037 We are so excited to release this bonus episode where we sit down with Melissa, a military spouse and Aira Agent. In this jam packed conversation, Melissa and Kimber break down the tips we need to hear as applicants. Melissa, who has two years of experience with Aira, really digs into how you communicate with an Explorer. If you are considering applying with...

Show Notes | May 19, 2020 | Episode 036Negotiation takes a lot of patience and persistence. It can be challenging to push through the application process and to keep the momentum going. Often we find ourselves taking the first offer that’s extended to us just so that we can get back into the workforce.  VirtForce member Laura joins us to share her #hired story. She is here to encourage, inspire, a...

Show Notes | May 14, 2020 | Episode 035 This episode is sponsored by our military spouse employment partners at Instant Teams. Hear us out on this: the job market does not have to be a scary place right now. There are amazing opportunities out there, from open jobs to volunteer work to courses designed to develop new skills. This strange time is also a great time to learn how to engage as part of...

Show Notes | May 8, 2020 | Episode 034 This episode is sponsored by our military spouse employment partners at Instant Teams. Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day and we want to take a minute to thank all of the amazing military spouses that are part of the VirtForce community. From our fearless leader Kimber Hill, to our staff, to our amazing volunteer Brand Ambassadors, to the men and women...

Show Notes | May 7, 2020 | Episode 033 This episode is sponsored by our military spouse employment partners at Instant Teams. Have you ever dreamed of running your own empire? Setting your own hours? Choosing the clients that you want to work with? Then scrolling and click play. Kimber sits down with six-figure Virtual Assistant pace setter, April Wilhelm. Through April’s company, Stay At Home Pro...

Show Notes | April 30, 2020 | Episode 032 This episode is sponsored by our military spouse employment partners at Instant Teams.  The opportunity to apply to be an Aira Agent will open again soon, so buckle up for a crash course in “blind people for dummies.”  Our team recently traveled to Military Creator Con and Podfest 2020 in Orlando, FL where Kimber was lucky enough to meet David Goldstein of...

Show Notes | April 23, 2020 | Episode 031    We know security clearances can be tricky, especially when navigating life after service and telework. In this episode, we break down how to put your security clearance to use, how to maintain your clearance, and how to obtain security clearance. Kimber sits down with Jeff Bennett of DoD Secure and Red Bike Publishing to answer all of our questions abou...

Show Notes | April 23, 2020 | Episode 029 Warning: This episode covers potentially triggering topics including suicide, substance abuse, and sexual assault.  In this episode, we are sharing a raw conversation with entrepreneur and veteran John Krotec of GreenZone Hero. John is using his experiences, including a traumatic brain injury and childhood sexual assault, to bring what he has learned from...

Show Notes | April 16, 2020 | Episode 028 Volunteer work may be hurting you and may be leading you to self-sabotage your job prospects. In this Resume Bootcamp Teaser episode, we offer some ideas for how to take advantage of #stayinghome to volunteer and bolster your resume. Right now, it feels like a lot of things are out of our control, but something we can control is how shape our volunteer exp...

Show Notes | April 9, 2020 | Episode 027 Solopreneur. Milpreneur. Mompreneur. Do any of these words resonate with you? Good, because this episode is full of advice for anyone considering freelance or contractor work. Kimber sits down with VirtForce family member and wildly successful freelance coach Laura Briggs. They chat about everything from the differences in remote and freelance work to facin...

Show Notes | April 2, 2020 | Episode 026 Hear us out: The Tiger King teaches us how to be our best on video chats like Zoom. We know, that sounds about as far-fetched as believing Carole didn’t kill her husband. On this week's episode, we use hilarious memes and lessons learned from the Tiger King to share with you VirtForce’s 15 Must-Know Zoom Tips. We’re going to prove that you can learn how to...

Show Notes | March 26, 2020 | Episode 025 Disney. Calculus. Gravity. Macbeth. The Declaration of Independence. Can you guess what all of these things have in common? They were all born out of a home office. That’s right, remote work isn’t some new trend. It has been around for over 1.4 million years. In this episode, we take a break from all of the noise surrounding our current pandemic and celebr...

Show Notes | March 19, 2020 | Episode 025 If someone asked you if you wanted to make a difference in the world, would you say yes? If so, tune in. This episode delves into amazing opportunities with Nonprofit Megaphone, a company helping nonprofits acquire and manage the Google Ads Grant. Kimber sits down with fellow milspouse and NPM employee, Heidi, to talk about the 7 positions they are current...

Show Notes | March 17, 2020 | Episode 024 Working remotely in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? One of the biggest changes, for a lot of employees and companies, has been a sudden shift to remote work. As a subject matter expert in the virtual workforce as well as in business processes, host Kimber is sharing her 8 Strategies to Mitigate Risks for your business and your team. These strategies app...

Show Notes | March 12, 2020 | Episode 022 Free Mentorship Program with American Corporate Partners We all know the story - finding meaningful careers while living this crazy milspouse life is challenging to say the least. None of us will be surprised to learn that 70% of military spouses do not believe their education or work experience is being fully utilized in their current job while 56% of wor...

Show Notes | March 5, 2020 | Episode 022 Calling all educators! We are thrilled to reveal our Partner for the Virtual High School Teacher role. Proximity Learning is offering a fantastic High School Teacher W2 position where you can teach in a live classroom. This amazing company is bringing education to students who are underserved, whether it is a rural area or an area where there aren’t a lot o...

Show Notes | February 27, 2020 | Episode 021 We know there is a love-hate relationship with working remotely. Most of us love the idea of working from home, yet we fear if it will be the right fit for us. What if we told you we have come up with the 5 easy steps to landing a virtual job? Although it may seem like an easy world to get into, that’s not always the case. In this competitive remote wor...

Show Notes | February 20, 2020 | Episode 020 Discover Your Purpose / Igniting your Purpose VirtForce founder Kimber and Brian Mohr, Operations Manager at Yelp and Life Coach, sit down to talk about igniting our purpose. Discovering your purpose is finding the one thing you can do excitingly, the gift no one else can do or take away from you. It’s fine to not know your purpose, you can start with y...

Show Notes | February 13, 2020 | Episode 020 Ace Your Virtual Interview  You asked and we listened! VirtForce is here to help you ace that virtual interview. Host Kimber gives us pointers not only on how to stick out during your virtual interview but also how to strategically answer common interview questions. If you find yourself struggling with what questions are truly asking, technical issues,...

Show Notes | January 30, 2020 | Episode 018 Partner Reveal: Intuit Are you ready to officially meet our new partner, who is not only providing amazing opportunities for milspouses to start a virtual career but has also been voted one of Fortune 100’s Best Places to Work? Meet Intuit! In this episode, Kimber chats with Intuit Hiring Manager Karina Decker. They take questions from our community, tal...

Show Notes | January 21, 2020 | Episode 015 Military Creator Con + Podfest Do you have a passion for content creation and development? Do you love connecting with others in the military community, to grow and learn together? Then this is the episode for you. Join us as Kimber and James van Prooyen (founder of the Military Podcast Network) share all the exciting details of Military Creator Con and...