105. Experience Requirements are #CANCELED at QuickBooks

Show Notes | June 1, 2021 | Episode 105 Have you ever been caught in the experience paradox? It's when you can't get the required experience from not having enough years of experience in the first place. Frustrating! That's where milspouse Ellen Harrison found herself after staying home for 7 years to raise her small children. Same for Army wife Kimberly Grant-Holliday, who had gaps in her resume from frequent PCSs, all while homeschooling her 3 children. After discovering VirtForce, Ellen and Kimberly underwent online training, became certified, and ultimately got #hired at QuickBooks Live and TurboTax.  Last year, Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks and Mint, partnered with VirtForce in an effort to hire more military spouses like Ellen and Kimberly. Since then, Intuit received a lot of feedback about how milspouses would love to be a bookkeeper with QuickBooks Live, but they can’t fulfill the 1 year of experience requirement. So, Intuit decided to take action and do something about it.  Intuit is putting an end to the experience paradox by CANCELING the 1 year of bookkeeping experience requirement for its remote QuickBooks Live bookkeeping roles. Intuit has heard military spouses' struggles with resume gaps, so they are partnering with Coursera to offer a FREE 80-hour, self-paced bookkeeping course that will replace the 1 year of experience requirement for the military community.  Tune in to hear more about how this major player is listening to the challenges of military life and setting a new standard for the bookkeeping industry. If you are a new listener to VirtForce podcast, we would love to hear from you. Please email [email protected] and let us know how we can help you today. Links and Resources VirtForce Job Board Kimber Hill LinkedIn Intuit LinkedIn Register for the Bookkeeping Certification Course - http://bit.ly/VFBKCERT Register for the Intuit Talent Community - http://bit.ly/VFINT QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor Certification Instructions Enrolled Agent (EA) Credential Assistance Program  In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: Resume Boot CampFreemium Course (Episodes 47-60): https://bit.ly/RBCEp47Premium: http://bit.ly/vf-bc Remote Virtual Assistant Certificate Program 18. Intuit® Partnership Reveal98. How to Get Your Next Career Cert Paid For103. Bookkeeping Side Hustle Certs Join the Conversation Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our live chat, on social media, and in our comments section.   VirtForce on Facebook VirtForce on LinkedIn VirtForce on Instagram Check Out Recent Podcast Episodes: VirtForce Podcast on Apple Podcasts  VirtForce Podcast on Spotify VirtForce Linktree About Our Sponsor Stay At Home Profit provides education, consulting, scholarships and career opportunities for military spouses and veterans in remote work through virtual assisting & digital marketing in an authentic and transparent environment. Stay At Home Profit spent 4 years developing and perfecting multiple certification programs that enhance military spouse's and ve...