Despite the struggling economy, work at home opportunities continues to grow as companies discover the cost savings to allowing employees to work from home. However, job hunters looking for these home-based positions often end up victims of scams mostly because they don't understand what telecommuting is and isn't. The most important thing to remember about work-at-home jobs is that they are like traditional jobs; they require skills, experience and an application process to get them. There are no legitimate jobs that simply require a sign up (and a fee) to lick envelopes, process email or rebates, and handle foreign business' money.
Here are the top ways to get a work-from-home job:
1) Convince your boss to let you work from home.
If you are serious about working at home, the only way to approach your supervisor is with a written proposal. The first step in the proposal process is to evaluate your job and company for conduciveness to telecommuting. What duties and activities related to your job can be done from home? Does your company or similar businesses allow flexible work options?
Next write a proposal that outlines your plans and the benefits to your company your plan offers. Include your work schedule, how you can be contacted, equipment you need and who'll provide it, and how your work will be evaluated. Use telecommuting research to support your claims that working at home offers many benefits to companies.
Always focus on the benefits working at home gives your boss or company. Your commute time or child care issues aren't a concern of your boss'. But he'll likely be interested in saving money.
2) Create Telecommuting Position
I found a job that wasn't advertised simply by sending a letter of introduction and a resume. You can do the same. Start with companies that are advertising jobs that can be done from home. Send them a letter and resume, and provide information on how hiring you as a contract worker can help it save money over hiring a regular employee.
Start by sending your professional introduction and resume to companies that are already advertising for jobs in your field. In your letter, suggest a contract position and include information on how such arrangements can save the company money over hiring a regular employee.
You can send similar information to businesses that aren't advertising (as I did) by using your phone book and Internet to identify companies in your field.
While its much easier to turn an existing job into a work-at-home job, sometimes that's not an option. When searching for a work-at-home job, remember that these employers are looking for people that have skills and experience to fill a specific position. Its these positions that they advertise, not "work at home".
Its much easier to turn an existing job into a work-at-home job than getting hired to work from home. But if you're boss won't let you work from home, you can find jobs online. Its important to remember that employers are not looking for home-based workers to sign-up and do menial work. They are looking for people that have skills and experience to fill a specific position. They advertise these positions on job search sites. You can still find scams and business opportunities on job sites. But you won't find legitimate jobs in search engines, so you need to stick to career sites to search for work.
When a job appeals to you, follow the directions for applying. One complaint employers have is how applicants don't follow the instructions. Prepare and submit a professional resume or application tailored to fit the requirements of the job.
Anyone can find and get a legitimate work-at-home job if they do the research and the work. The trick is to tap into your current resources, stick to job skills you have, search for work where work is posted, and submit professional applications regularly.
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