“Find a way to figure out what company you want to work for or companies you want to work for. Put yourself in proximity of the people. Put yourself inside the ecosystem of the company, know how it is that they talk to their customers.” - Jordan Carroll

Jordan Carroll, aka, The Remote Job Coach, As a remote worker, Jordan has built a life around travel, living, and working in 15 different countries on 5 continents. As The Remote Job Coach, he helps high performing individuals land remote jobs to gain freedom and flexibility in their lives. In this episode, he talks about how he started working remotely for IBM, and he found that this arrangement was beneficial to their productivity and that it allowed them to focus on developing other aspects of their lives. He recommends taking control of your career by attracting organizations with quality content and optimizing your social media presence.

[00:01 - 07:46] The Allowed Flexibility in Remote Work

• Jordan shares his story of travelling and working in 15 different countries
• How remote work has helped him be more flexible in his life

[07:48 - 25:27] How to Find a Remote Job and Work From Home

• Jordan talks about his working conditions at IBM
• How he negotiate his work to be remote full time
• Remote work has grown exponentially in the past few years
• How he started as a remote job coach, but eventually transitioned to full-time work as a marketing consultant
• Creating original content on LinkedIn and YouTube to increase client referrals

[25:28 - 28:27] Systemize Your Job Search for Maximum Success

• He created a program called the “Accelerator program”
• • It’s aim is to help clients transition from remote work to full-time employment
• Create an avenue for someone to find you by constantly putting yourself in position to be found
• Doing multiple strategies, networking, and branding
• Systemize the process
• The importance of setting boundaries while doing remote work
• How he became flexible in his life and found ways to get out there and live a little bit more

[28:28 – 37:48] Wrapping Up! 

• Jordan recommends taking small steps towards change in order to gradually expand one’s comfort zone
• To avail of all his free resources and information about how to find a job remotely, visit his website at https://theremotejobcoach.com/!
• Get it touch with Jordan! (Links below)

Key Quotes

“I want to be in a position where I feel like I'm in control of my decisions, and that's what led me to it.” - Jordan Carroll

“Take freedom one step at a time. It doesn't need to be a huge leap.” - Jordan Carroll

“If anything comes up in my life that I find changes the course of where I want to pivot, I have the choice to do it.” -  Jordan Carroll

Connect with Jordan

Website: https://theremotejobcoach.com/

LinkedIn: Jordan Carroll

Facebook: Jordan Carroll

Instagram: Jordan Carroll

YouTube: Jordan Carroll

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