Monday, February 23, 2009

Make Your Layoff Payoff

By Marenda Hughes Taylor

Are people actually earning $8-$30 an hour working from the comfort of their home? You may be amazed to learn that well over 100,000 Americans work from home.

The number of folks working from home in the US is still considerably modest but increasing quickly. Although numerous companies are closing their doors, phasing out occupations, or announcing employment halts, there are many innovative companies that are successfully reducing costs by embracing teleworking business models.

What is telecommuting?

Telecommuting is when an employee or independent contractor works from home on a computer and or telephone system that is connected to the main network of the company.

Research indicates that folks that work from home are much more productive, have lower stress levels, are less likely to call off due to illness, and enjoy a higher quality of life. Accordingly, businesses that hire people to work from home are able to decrease turnovers, step-up efficiency, step-up productivity, step-up profits, and step-up customer satisfaction. Furthermore, teleworking is environmentally friendly, as it reduces highway congestion, fuel use, and vehicular air pollution.

What exactly do teleworkers do?

Customer Service

Technical Support

Third Party Verification

Third Party Verification

Order Processing

Data Entry

Customer Service

Market Research

How do you get a job working from home?

Almost all work from home jobs have professional prerequisites in addition to equipment requirements. Prospective teleworkers should be disciplined self-starters with impeccable communication skills and the ability to work without supervision. Before applying for a work from home job, do an honest self assessment to determine if working from home is really for you. Can you resist the urge to watch television or go back to sleep? Will you goof off on Facebook or get your work done? Do you own a computer that was made in the last 5 years? Is your internet connection fast or are you still on dial up? Do you have a telephone line can be used for business purposes? Can you alleviate or control background noise? If you meet these basic requirements, you will find a job working from home!

Begin updating your resume and use this list of companies for your telecommuting job search:

www.liveops.com Liveops World's largest virtual call center with hosted, on-demand call center platform and 20000 at-home agents for inbound and outbound calls.

Working Solutions Working Solutions was created in 1996, to provide more legitimate work-at-home opportunities for those caring for family members, looking for supplemental income, and wanting or needing to work from home.

VoiceLog you get to choose what hours you would like to work and if VoiceLog has the customer need, you'll get scheduled.

www.vipdesk.com VIP Desk, Provides companies seeking to increase customer loyalty and employee retention with a virtual personal assistant or corporate concierge to help busy customers and employees get things done.

VIP Desk has established a nationwide network of home-based contact center service representatives- Brand Ambassadors.

West Corporation Design your own schedule and begin earning great pay within days of applying.

www.alpineaccess.com Alpine Access, The world's leading outsourcer of call center services using home-based customer service agents

www.ccemployment.com/USCanEmployment.htm VirtuServe, Call center services company enabling customers to leverage the latest call center technology including skills based routing, IVR, voice over IP, enhanced reporting and disaster recovery without the associated large up front investment.

VirtuServe Agents are grouped according to specific skill-sets and matched against the needs of client.

www.speak-write.com/web SpeakWrite, Qualified legal or general transcriptionists work from their own home.

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