Top 10 Telecommuting Questions Answered
© Leslie Truex
2) How many people telecommute?
The number of telecommuters is difficult to compute. In 1997, about 31 million people worked at home at least part time. This number includes telecommuters as well as home businesses. Telecommuting experts suggest that approximately 15 million people work at home at least part time for an employer. The numbers are increasing steadily each year as the concept of telecommuting grows in acceptance.
3) What companies allow telecommuting?
Telecommuting can be found in companies and organization (including government agencies) of all sizes. For a sample list of companies with telecommuting programs, visit http://www.workathomesuccess.com/TClist....
4) What jobs are best suited for telecommuting?
While telecommuting jobs have expanded to include a large spectrum of job types, the jobs best suited to telecommuting are those in the technical field especially in computer programming. However, telecommuting jobs can also be found in writing, research, accounting, transcription, sales, law, social work, nursing, and many other areas.
5) Do telecommuters get salaries and benefits?
Salaries and benefits are part of many telecommuting programs. They can be found mostly in situations in which an employee has made arrangements with his employer to work at home and in highly skilled or professional jobs. Many of the telecommuting jobs found on the Internet are freelance or contract-based work in which the employee is paid on the amount of work completed.
6) Do you have to pay for telecommuting jobs?
NO! Legitimate employers never charge to hire you. Telecommuting jobs are like any other job, you are hired because you have shown you have the skills and experience for the job. Any job announcement that suggests you can sign-up to work isn't a real job. Neither is one that charges you a fee. You wouldn't pay your current boss for paper clips or to add you to payroll!
7) Where can telecommuting jobs be found?
There are two ways to get a telecommuting job. The first is to consider your current job. Are there tasks at your current job that you could do at home? If so, create a Work-At-Home Proposal outlining your work-at-home plan and how it will benefit your company. You can get details on how to do this at http://www.workathomesuccess.com/telecom... The second way is to do a work-at-home job search. The best places to find these jobs are on career oriented websites. You can use the job search sites listed in the links section of Suite101's Telecommuting site or visit http://www.workathomesuccess.com/startno...
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