How Can I Improve my Prospects/Marketability for Home-Based Work? (license, letters)

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As previously explained in the thread below, I'm having trouble maintaining a good driving record due to medical/physical issues; these are being further investigated, but the process takes time. I still hold a driver's license and am in no immediate danger of losing it, but as of this writing, I haven't touched a steering wheel in exactly two months; for essential activities, this hasn't been too much of a problem, despite the fact that I live in a rural area.

"Semi-Housebound" - I need Work to Fill the Time

But I need to find some home-based opportunity to fill the hours, and probably more important, to find a sense of purpose again. Most of my working life was spent at 24-hour occupations, and some of the moat satisfying opportunities involved handling problems "in the field" -- usually at times when the issues were spontaneous in origin, and the complement of available resources was fairly thin. And I think I can safely say I was pretty good at this -- particularly appreciated the opportunities for "feedback" -- learning what worked (and what didn't), and developing a strategy for the next exposure.

So I'm wondering if anyone more familiar with the home-based-work culture can suggest a more-specialized approach.

[veuvegirl]

I think JimRom gave you great advice in your original thread.

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Originally Posted by veuvegirl

I think JimRom gave you great advice in your original thread.

Fully agree, but as with the medical issue mentioned previously, the process takes a lot of time; I've been pursuing a technical-writing position at one site for six weeks, and still haven't been "vetted".

(FWIW, my undergrad curriculum included a mandatory tech-writing course; our instructor had a policy of only one 'A' per class -- and I got it). The "Content Gathering" part of the process also seems more promising; I was told on a number of occasions "back then" that I was pretty good when turned loose in a library; and those resources have become a lot easier to access since that time.

So thanks for the help so far, and "keep those cards and letters comin' in"; I'd be particularly interested if anyone can supply strategies offering a more direct approach -- not so dependent upon the Internet alone.

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And the efforts have begun to pay off; after a few more steps of "vetting". and the assurance that I can get some help with the fine points, I'm supposed to start tech-writing next week; thanks to those who contributed on both threads.