Home-Based Career & Telework Job Search Workshop with Christine Durst and Michael Haaren
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COMING TO HAMPTON ROADS, VA
SEPTEMBER 20, 2008!

"The Home-Based Career & Telework Job Finding" Workshop™ was designed by Chris Durst and Michael Haaren for the US Armed Forces and the US Department of State. This program is being made available to the public for the first time in HAMPTON ROADS!

Time:     9AM - 1PM
Cost:     $29.99/person (Discounts for bulk purchases of 10+ tickets)

Reserve Your Seat Now!
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 If you are a US military service member, spouse, family member, retiree, vet, or DOD civilian employee, contact us for your 15% off discount code! (We won't spam you, share your email address, or even add you to our own address books -- PROMISE!)

5 Key Take-Aways That Can Make Working from Home a REALITY for YOU!
1. REAL job leads from companies hiring right now!
2. How to spot scams (Fact: there are 48 scams for every 1 legitimate work at home job.
3. Telework-friendly companies - IBM, Aetna, American Express, U-Haul, Xerox, 1-800-FLOWERS and many others hire home-based workers.
4. "Work from home" is a "bad" search term. Discover terms that REALLY work!
5. Making it happen - telework resume pointers, interview tips, and how to convince your current employer to let you telecommute!
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What others are saying... (some comments from job seekers we've helped)
"Thanks for the help you've given me... I found 4 telecommuting jobs, and am scheduled to start training for another late summer." - L.I.
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Christine Durst and Michael Haaren
"I just wanted to say thank you, I have found so many jobs through you it is unbelievable." - A.R.
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"By far, the most relevant workshop I've ever attended. Everyone with an interest in working at home should attend this program!"
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"This class beat ALL of my expectations! I cannot thank you enough for the mountain of valuable information!!"
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"I am a military spouse married to an active duty US Marine.  I found a job at LiveOps through you.... I absolutely love working for LiveOps.  It is such a great company to work for with so much support. Once again, thank you so much." - V.T.
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"Thank you very much for all of the great information and for helping me feel that I can still be the professional I am without the limits of conventional jobs. Your work is truly appreciated." - M.S.
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"Chris, you made this so fun. It is no wonder that you have been so successful because you are a very informative and compelling speaker."
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"Your concise teaching and knowledge was excellent. You convey a confidence and enthusiasm that is encouraging and contagious."
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"You have been a tremendous help for me in my search for at home employment. Keep up the good work and may God Bless you." - S.M.
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"Keep up the good job! Chris, you’re an inspiration to all women."
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"Bring her back! This is the best presentation I've ever attended!"
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"Excellent course, very informative, outstanding speaker!"

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Workshop Overview
  • Self-assessment
  • Pros and cons of home-based work
  • Types of telework arrangements
  • Types of work that are suitable for telework
  • How and where to find jobs
  • Search terms that really work and why
  • Telework-friendly companies
  • Recognizing scams
  • Employee or contractor - knowing the difference, making the decision
  • Telework resume tips
  • Telework interveiw pointers, dos and don'ts (as told to us by human resource professionals and managers)
We'll conduct actual job searches and techniques in real-time, so you can do it on your own!

Reserve Your Seat Now!
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What this Program IS NOT!
  • Giving us a sales platform for "programs" and merchandise
  • "Getting rich quick"
  • "Flipping real estate"
  • Trading Forex
  • Multi-level marketing
  • Pay-to-work scams
  • Or any of the the other common work at home come-ons we all hear about every day on the internet, radio and television.
This IS about conducting real job searches to find real jobs with real comanies, and avoiding the many scams along the way.

Reserve Your Seat Now!
Prefer to reserve by phone? Call toll-free 877-548-3237
   
About Chris & Mike
  • Internationally-respected experts on home-based careers and telework
  • Design and deliver home-based career workshops for US Department of State and Armed Forces
  • Virtual-careers columnists for Military.com
  • Designed telework training programs for US Department of Labor-funded initiatives
  • Woman's World magazine's "Ultimate Expert on Working from Home" (Chris)
  • Authors of bestselling book on home-based freelancing, "The 2-Second Commute"
  • Founder of the Virtual Assistant industry (Chris)
  • Principals of Staffcentrix, LLC, the leading provider of virtual-careers training to US Department of State, Armed Forces, workforce development boards, etc. 
  • Hosts of RatRaceRebellion.com, one of the internet's leading sources of screened work-at-home jobs 
  • Editor of the popular "Rat Race Rebellion Telework Bulletin" (Mike)
  • Trained or mentored 5,500+ home-based workers in 65+ countries around the world
  • Founders of the International Virtual Assistants Association
  • Former Wall Street attorney (Mike)
  • Proud USAF parent (Chris)
  • US Army veteran (Mike)
  • Great-Grandson of 15th Marine Corps Commandant (Mike)

Chris and Mike have also delivered their message to hundreds of audiences around the world, including:
  • The United Nations
  • US Armed Forces European Command (EUCOM)
  • US Air Force Europe (USAFE)
  • US Department of Defense Spouse Employment Conference
  • US Department of Labor Workforce Innovations Conference
  • President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
  • Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities (Disabled Veterans)
  • Chase Manhattan Bank
  • New York State Education Department (VESID)
  • Aging Workforce Summit (sponsored by Microsoft)
  • US Small Business Administration
  • Association of Job Search Trainers
  • National Association of REALTORS National Conference

Want to know even more about Chris and Mike?


Media Coverage
Our company and programs have been covered in/on:

The Today Show

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CNN
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Consumers Digest
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Woman's World
Chris featured as
"America's Ultimate Work at Home Expert"
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Essence Magazine
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Good Morning America
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The Wall Street Journal
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USA Today
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Fortune Small Business
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U.S. News and World Report
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Chicago Tribune
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Fortune
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Washington Post
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Military Money
Air Force Times
Army Times
Marine Times
Navy Times
Military Spouse Mag.

and many more!


Our Clients Include:
US Department of State
-United States Air Force
Department of the US Army
US Air Force Europe
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US AIr Force Academy
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Air Force Aid Society
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VESID
NY State Education Dept.
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Workplace, Inc.
 WorkPlace,Inc.
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Click the image below to read about our recent delivery of this program at Peterson Air Force Base (article begins on page 8.)

Colorado Springs newspaper article about Durst and Haaren Work at Home training program