FlexJobs is
a major career site geared toward people looking for flexibility in a job. When
I say “major,” I mean featured on major media outlets like
Forbes, CNN, Good Morning America, and many others you've probably heard of.
They focus
on work from home, flexible, part-time, and freelance work. FlexJobs
promises that the jobs you find there will be very flexible and
completely scam-free. So far, I have found this to be very true.
However,
the catch here is that FlexJobs is not free.
But is
FlexJobs worth the money? That is what we will be talking about today. The
site is $14.95 per month (there are also options for yearly or 3-month
memberships and regularly available coupon codes).
They do
have a money-back guarantee on this, and it is possible to pay for just one
month to check it out and not get billed again. You just have to edit your
subscription to expire after one month.
I
purchased a one-month membership to
FlexJobs so I could dig around in there and see what it's all about, then write
an honest review here for you.
Why Should You Pay For a Work From Home Resource?
Let's cut
to the chase and address what you're probably thinking. Why in the world should
you pay for a work from home resource when it's possible to get job leads here
and at other sites?
This is
what I used to believe, too — that I wouldn't pay. However, there is something
to be said for having access to all the resources you can get your hands on
when you're actively looking for a work from home job.
The more
resources you have access to for searching, the better your chances of landing
a job. And FlexJobs is one of the best, most respected resources on the
internet for aspiring home job seekers.
FlexJobs justifies their cost because
they carefully screen for scams and don't display any advertisements on their
site. Plus, they offer a few other little perks to job seekers which we will go
into more detail about below.
My First Impressions Of FlexJobs
Sign up
was very easy. I was able to dive right in and start browsing jobs.
I was also
impressed by their great organization. FlexJobs has more than 60 categories and
sub-categories you can browse through with all the most recent postings right
there at the top.
If you
click on any of the jobs, you're taken to a more detailed description
with a link to apply. It's also possible to sort jobs by company
name, location, newest jobs, or you can browse the “Best Lists of Companies”
put together by FlexJobs.
Other FlexJobs Perks
You can
create your resume within FlexJobs and use it when you apply to jobs through
their site.
You can
also take up to 50 different skills tests for free on
their site to gauge your strengths and weaknesses in different areas. Employers
will be able to see your scores on these tests if you apply through FlexJobs
and you score higher than 70 percent on any one test. This can help
you get a job!
FlexJobs also has a very regularly
updated blog with good, helpful articles on finding jobs, hot jobs, information
about working from home, etc. Although I'm pretty sure you can access their
blog and read these posts whether you have a membership or not.
FlexJob Pros For Home-Based Job Seekers
·
One
of the largest databases of home jobs I've seen ever.
·
They
have great sorting options.
·
Saves
you time researching and seeking out home jobs on your own.
·
No
scams guaranteed. All of the jobs are very carefully screened. I have never
seen anything in there that looked “iffy.”
·
It's
updated five days per week like clockwork.
·
FlexJobs
guarantees no ads on the site, and I definitely didn't see any while I was
browsing.
·
No
monthly billing if you don't want it. You can set your account to expire after
one month.
·
There
is a money-back guarantee.
·
Being
able to take skills tests via their site to showcase to potential employers.
FlexJobs Cons For Home-Based Job Seekers
·
Not
all the jobs are work at home, although the vast majority definitely are. Just
pick “100% telecommuting” when you're searching and you'll weed out the ones
that aren't work from home.
·
The
fee. While $14.95 per month is not a lot of money, it's still a cost when there
are other free work from home resources out there.
·
Some of
the jobs are publicly listed elsewhere on the web and are not exclusive to
FlexJobs, so it's possible you could find many of them on your own if you felt
like searching.
·
Some
readers have complained that most of the telecommuting jobs on the site are
more IT and tech-related, or require extensive experience. There are quite a
few like that, but you can narrow things down to just entry-level jobs if you follow these steps.
Feedback
It's not
hard to find lots of praise for FlexJobs on the web. Their testimonials are the
real deal — many people have found telecommuting, flexible positions thanks to
the listings
FlexJobs
provides, and these people are happy to have paid the money and recommend that
others do the same. I have had many readers let me know they found home-based
jobs thanks to FlexJobs.
There are
also some complaints, some people who weren't happy that many of the home-based
jobs were location-based or not 100% telecommuting.
Some of my
readers have also said they've signed up as members and canceled shortly after
because they didn't find anything that fit with what they were looking for.
Bottom Line
If you are
serious about finding a work from home job, you need access to as many
different resources as possible since you'll often find different jobs
on different sites.
And at
$14.95 a month (actually less if you use the promo code I've listed at the end
of this post), it's not that much of a risk to sign up and see for yourself if
FlexJobs is worth it for you. Canceling is very, very easy if you don't like
what you find.
Overall,
this is an excellent resource that I'm glad I tried out. I purchased my
membership with the intention of letting it expire after the first month, but
after using FlexJobs daily since signing up, I have decided to keep it for now.
If You Want to Sign Up …
You can go here. Be sure to use promo
code AFFILPROMO to get up to 30 percent off your
membership.
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