How to Find a Telecommuting Job
Working from home can be a wonderful experience. If you think you have what it takes to work from home you might stand a chance at landing the notoriously difficult to find work from home job.
The jobs are out there, but are rarely listed. Most companies avoid listing these positions due to the sheer quantity of unqualified applicants they receive. Keep in mind that this doesn’t mean they aren’t interested, just that they are may not know how to acquire the right talent.
One place to start out is to see if your current employer would be willing to let you work from home on a full time or even part time basis.
If you don’t think your current employer will go for a work from home situation or if your current job just won’t convert well, consider taking your external search to sites like about.com and dice.com. Your chances of landing a telecommuting job go way up if you are in a technical computer based industry. Many companies don’t allow telecommuting immediately. This is usually to ensure that you are familiar with company protocol and to ensure that you can do the work while being managed.
As a side note, watch out for scams. Transcription jobs do exist, but are a popular scam area. Never take a job that makes you send them money or that send you a check that you get to keep part of after sending the rest on.
2work-at-home.com/telecommute.shtml offers a list of telecommuting friendly companies. You may also want to check out gilgordon.com as it is a great resource for telecommuting research.
In the end, remember to treat the job search seriously, putting in the same type of effort that you would for a traditional job. Anything less and you may be left day dreaming.