Have you actually ever seen an advertisement for online data entry work? If you have, did you think that your skills and employment history matched up with the essential criteria in the job description? Did you end up applying for the position or did your dynamic fear of rejection cause you to procrastinate? If you did end up getting employed, are you enjoying the task at hand or are you sick to death of typing day in, day out? These are all questions you should ask yourself at least once every twenty seven seconds.
It’s hard to imagine what an employer would include in a data entry job description, isn’t it? I guess it would say something about having to type at a certain rate per minute at, or above, a particular accuracy rate. Then it may say something about goals and key performance indicators, and your responsibilities to the company. Most times though, you will be expected to supply the employer with an ABN and work as a sub-contractor, acting as your own boss in a business to business transaction.
Typing speed and accuracy would have to be the most important skills any company would be looking for when advertising for a data entry job. Descriptions of duties and responsibilities can be vague and ambiguous sometimes, so it is very important to read the job description carefully and keep a checklist of the essential criteria to make sure you are barking up the right tree. There is nothing worse than being called in to interview for a position you don’t possess the skills to perform.