As Seen on TikTok by Jen Ruiz: Free Courses, Job Listings and Other Opportunities

Welcome! I’m Jen Ruiz from Jen on a Jet Plane and this is where you can find all of the links to deals, job vacancies and opportunities I share on TikTok.

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Free Courses

How to Write a Resume by SUNY: Free project-centered course with your resume as the final project.
Free Intro to Coding Course by Sabio: This free PreWork course includes office hours with a live instructor. Ask all your questions and learn if coding is right for you.
Sabio Coding Scholarship for Women in Tech: Awards $5,500 to women to aid them in transitioning to a career as a software engineer.
Smart from Scratch Business Course: Taught by Pat Flynn, includes 40+ free video lessons showing you how to find your winning business idea and land your first customer.
New York Times: How to Think and Write Like a Critic: Free class to help aspiring writers looking to get into reviews and media commentary
Social Brilliant by the Edgar Team: Learn social media marketing free of charge
Visually Savvy: A Canva Course: Learn how to make visually compelling graphics on Canva.
How to Get a Job in the Video Game Industry: From resume writing to LinkedIn Networking and ways to find relevant experience.
Podcast Like a Pro: By the founder of Castos, learn how to record edit and launch your podcast.

Job Opportunities

FlexJobs: This is a paid subscription program but well worth the investment if you’re looking for remote work. Use the code “NOMAD” for 30% off your subscription.
Google Pathway to Jobs Programs: You should see a blue pop-up when you click, enter your email to be notified when the certificates are available. Register interest in UX Design, Program Management and Data Analytics certificates meant to lead to employment. 100,000 people will be awarded scholarships. The certificates take about 6 months to complete and will launch in spring 2021.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE FREE INFO SESSIONS IN MARCH 2021.
TEFL.org: If you’re serious about teaching English, either in person or abroad, consider getting a TEFL certification.
Get paid $10k to move to Arkansas: Called the “Talent Incentive” for remote workers.
VIPKid: They pay $20+ an hour to teach English online.
Spotify: Hiring for remote jobs around the world, from entry level to senior positions.
Twitter: Many engineering and data analyst jobs here with remote placement available.
Amazon: One of the world’s biggest companies, hiring remote positions worldwide.
Ally: An online bank and investing service with remote positions, jobs vary.
UnitedHealth Group: Telecommute options ranging from remote patient monitoring to customer service representative.
Dick’s Sporting Goods: Remote call agent positions available.
ADT: Many sales rep and account retention specialist positions available, fully remote.
Kwalee: There are cool jobs available here like game programmer, some remote. Options worldwide from UK to India.
Asurion: Remote technicians and sales reps are needed.
Study.com: Featuring remote jobs teaching different subjects around the world.
Caring.com: Remote family advisor positions are being offered in response to the pandemic.
Geico: Temporarily remote with location requirement, states include Maryland, Texas, Hawaii, Georgia, Maryland, Arizona, Iowa, Indianapolis, Arizona and New York. Sample search linked, full listings pulled from FlexJobs.
Apple: At-home advisor and manager positions available.
CVS Health: Various at-home positions from pharmacy tech to field technician.
REI: Remote customer service agent positions at various locations.
Small Business Administration: Remote jobs available as part of disaster relief initiative.
USAA: Risk analyst and customer service jobs available.
Buzzfeed: Look for terms like “remote” or “project based.” Some on-location assignments can pay $400/day.
Valnet: Look for the term “remote,” several writing positions available.
Socure: This is an identify verification and fraud risk solutions company, look for “remote” under the location.
QVC: Click “remote” into the search bar to filter jobs by keywords.
Pinterest: Positions vary and range from account manager to UX researcher.
Zapier: Jobs will vary but range from support to engineering and design. Fully remote team with many other perks!
Bumble: Hiring for full and part-time positions, many tech-heavy UX design and software engineering jobs.
Cactus Communications: Many writing and editorial jobs available on a freelance or contract basis.
Headspace: Heavy focus on engineering and technology jobs.
Samsung NEXT: Different jobs from customer service to part-time social media manager.
Shopify: Hiring worldwide for support adviser, product manager and more.
Credit Sesame: Openings vary in fields from marketing to design.
Splash: A marketing and events platform hosting virtual and hybrid events, seeking to fill different roles.
Citizen’s Bank: Hiring loan officers, mortgage underwriters and more.
VistaPrint: Positions available internationally, roles ranging from account executive to art director.
Imperfect Foods: hiring for a lot of engineer roles, possibly getting free produce is a perk of the job.
American Red Cross: Wide range of positions available from donor center coordinator to digital fundraiser.
Talkspace: An online therapy program hiring for senior roles like Chief Privacy officer and entry-level roles like claims processing.
Advocate Aurora Health: Inpatient and outpatient coder positions.
Allstate: Currently hiring from customer service reps to Java developer.
Stride Health: Hiring for roles like engineer and employer partnerships manager.
Nestle Waters: Hiring customer service reps, entry-level with a high school diploma.
LYFE Marketing: Featuring digital marketing and SEO managers, salary and commission based positions.
Cardinal Financial: Hiring jobs like underwriter, mortgage closer and support specialist.
Quora: Positions can be performed remotely from anywhere in the world and range from data science to sales.
Dropbox: Now a remote first team with jobs from legal to HR.
Hawke Media: A fully remote company with 401k, monthly stipend and unlimited PTO.
Salesforce: Offering various remote options, from flex to fully remote.
Skillshare: This online learning platform is now fully remote with positions from engineering to finance.
VMware: Remote first company with positions around the world for international candidates.

Sites that Pay You to Write for Them

Copyhackers: $325/article, looking for articles on copywriting, branding and running a business.
Listverse: $100/article, looking for long-form listicles.
Refinery29: $75/article, range of topics you can write about.
Upworthy: $150-$200/article, seeking stories to help foster a better world.
Saveur: $150/article, seeking pitches from writers who want to tell stories about food and travel.
Dollar Stretcher: $.10/word, seeking pitches to help people live better for less
News Break: $25+/article and $4 per 1,000 views, news aggregator with broad variety of topics
Well and Good: $150+/article, seeking pitches on mental health, food, fitness, lifestyle & beauty
Long Reads: $250+/article, curates themed reading lists for a variety of subjects
Earth Island Journal: $25+/article, seeks stories of communities restoring or defending the earth

Remote Work Job Boards

I have shared remote work job boards that specialize in remote listings, as follows:

My Books

The Affordable Flight Guide: Revealing my secrets for how I’ve landed deals like a $38 flight to New Zealand and $16 flight to Ecuador.
The Solo Female Travel Book: Sharing tips on how I’ve traveled to more than 35 countries by myself. Don’t catch feelings, book plane tickets!
You Need a Vacation! How to Travel With a Full-Time Job: Quick guide on how to get the most of your limited vacation time.
25 Ways to Work From Home: Learn about legitimate ways to make money online, no MLM’s included!

Learn from Me

TikTok Trends: Join our free private Facebook group for brands and small business owners who want to increase their presence on the platform.
Self-Publishing Masterclass: Learn how to research the market for a self-published book and reverse engineer your way to a bestseller status.
TikTok for Business: Learn how to use TikTok to market your business and grow your brand. These secrets helped me grow to more than 100k followers in less than 6 months!
40-Minute Private Business Consultation: Let’s talk about how to turn your digital presence into a full-time business.