Work-at-home jobs have become more prevalent with
growth of Internet. Hundreds of jobs can be found on any given day. So it’s always a surprise to me when I receive email from people asking if telecommuting is a myth. It’s not a myth. In fact, approximately 15 million people telecommute in some form. The key to finding work-at-home jobs is know how and where to search, taking time to learn about companies, and submitting a quality resume.Step One: Learn about Telecommuting
Despite what scammers would have you believe, you don’t sign-up to work at home nor will you get paid to stuff envelopes or assemble miniature dollhouses. One of first things people need to understand about work-at-home jobs is that they require skill and experience just as any job would. You may get paid to type but most likely you will also be responsible for doing research, synthesizing and organizing data, and then typing it. You might find a job doing data-entry but you may need experience in keying or you may be responsible for gathering data, entering it and creating queries.
Another fact about telecommuting is that you don’t have to pay for a work-at-home job. Legitimate employers never charge to hire you, ever. Learn that rule and don’t forget it. Because anyone who says you can have a work-at-home job for any amount of money is selling you something and it isn’t work.
Step Two: Inventory Your Skills
In step one you learned that work-at-home jobs require skills and experience so step two is to inventory what you have to offer. When listing your skills and experience, don’t limit yourself to jobs. Include any thing you have learned or can do that is related to a hobby or interest or volunteer experience as well. Skills that translate well into a work-at-home job include researching, writing, computer-related skills, phone and communication skills, and sales experience.
Step Three: Search for Work
The key to finding work-at-home jobs is to search where people post jobs. Employers are not looking for home workers. They are looking for qualified people to fill a position. It is position they advertise and they advertise it on job-related sites. That doesn’t mean that scams are not posted in job sites but for most part you can be sure that work-at-jobs won’t be posted in search engines.
You need to realize that most likely you won’t find your perfect job on your first search attempt. People complain to me all time that they find hundreds of jobs they don’t want to do or can’t do. I always ask how many jobs listed in Sunday classifieds would they be interested in doing? Probably only a handful out of hundreds. Why should a work-at-home search be any different? It shouldn’t and isn’t. A work-at-home job search requires same amount of effort and diligence.
