Read This Before Your Unemployment Benefits Run Out
February 13, 2009 by Marenda Taylor
Filed under Business Articles
Is it really possible to make $8-$30 an hour from home? The answer is yes.
While the number of people telecommuting is somewhat low, the good news is, its growing. As people become more aware of telecommuting jobs and as more companies embrace the business model, the opportunities will continue to grow.
What is telecommuting?
Teleworking is when an employee or self-employed person, does work from their house on a computer and/or telephone system that is linked to the primary network of the company/employer.
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.
Telecommuters Job Functions In a Nutshell.
Sales
Reservations
Third Party Verification
Data Entry
Data Entry
Reservations
Technical Support
Customer Service
How to get a job as work from home agent/telecommuter?
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!
Start updating your resume and begin your work from home job search. Use this list of companies:
Liveops LiveOps independent agents like their work and the flexibility that comes from working from home.
www.bsgclearing.com VoiceLog, #1 provider of third party verification services in the US. Operators receive live verification calls for telephone companies and other service industries looking to help combat sales fraud. All calls are recorded for quality assurance and compliance purposes.
VoiceLog provides live verification services and there is no selling involved. All of the calls are inbound. Just follow the script, gather the correct information and verify the call. That’s all that is required.
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.
www.cloud10corp.com Cloud 10 Corp, At Home Professionals coupled with leading edge technology and one of the industry’s most experienced management teams to provide market leading contact center solutions
Cloud 10 Corp rewarding work from home for at home professionals.
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.
National Telecommuting Institute (NTI) a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, was established in 1995 to assist individuals with disabilities who strongly prefer or require home-based work.
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