Work from home (Telecommute)

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Hina vaswani wondered: <<I am a Technical Writer and Editor (ODA) with 
6 years of work experience... We have moved from Bloomington, IL to 
Spain, Europe after my 1st born last year.  My husband's entire family 
resides here, hence the move...  I need advice on how to start 
approaching company's in the USA?>>

The standard advice is always the same: find a field you want to work 
in (e.g., software vs. pharmaceutical vs. insurance), find a company 
you want to work for, research it well enough to know what they do and 
who is doing it, then contact the people who are doing it to tell them 
which of their problems you're going to solve and why you believe 
you're the person to solve those problems. (Remember, it's not about 
you: it's about them. "What's in it for us?" is the question you need 
to answer.)

But let's take a step back and ask a different question: If you're 
living in Spain, why not look for work locally? I'm sure there are 
plenty of Spanish companies looking for experienced workers with skill 
in English who can help them localize documents for the American 
market, and since you mentioned your last employer was State Farm, why 
not check whether they have a Spanish office? Why not talk to Spanish 
insurance companies to see if they have need of someone familiar with 
the insurance business?

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Geoff Hart   ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca
(try geoffhart -at- mac -dot- com if you don't get a reply)
www.geoff-hart.com
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