I haven’t come across any employment opportunities for typists in a while? Not that I’ve been actively searching mind you. It can’t be easy for those dedicated data entry clerks and virtual assistants out there. They spend hours typing every day just to hone their keyboard skills in the hope that, one day, they will find a secure and rewarding career. I learned to type while I was working for an Australian search engine optimisation company a few years ago. One of my duties was to enter data so it was important for me to learn how to touch type.
I may not be the most confident typist entering data today but I am probably one of the best looking male typists in Australia. When I’m reading the classifieds and skimming through the job descriptions for clerical positions, I cringe every time I see data entry listed as a duty. I don’t mind entering data as part of my home based data entry business, but it when it comes to obtaining work in the real world I don’t want to have anything to do with anyone else’s data. They can enter it themselves for all I care.