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The Truth About Work-at-Home Jobsby Lequetta Bramer Many people think working from home would be the answer to many of the challenges faced when working away from home. Working from home may allow flexible hours, you would have no boss looking over your shoulder, you can work solo, you can be more efficient, no traffic and it cost less to work from home (i.e., you save money on day care, gas and car maintenance, work clothes, lunches out, gifts for co-workers, etc.). Oh, and let's not forget--no more office politics! However, one must also consider the disadvantages from working at home. Family distractions often are inevitable. There’s always housework to do, errands to run, kids to watch. Not being able to quit is another ! The phone can ring all evening, and the work is always there for you. It’s easier to become a workaholic. It can also be lonely to work from home. Unlike a stay at home mom, you can’t constantly meet with your neighbor, or call your best friend to chat, because you have work to do. Child care can also be an issue. You may think it would be easy to take care of kids when you’re working from home, but it isn’t. You still may need to hire someone to babysit in order to get your work finished. Once you have considered the pros and cons to working from home, and if you decide that working at home is the answer for you – the next step is identifying your skills and experience and then locating the job that’s right for you. But are there legitimate work at home jobs? The answer is YES. Many types of jobs can be accomplished from home. The following are just a few of the categories of jobs available: Business, Clerical, Engineering, Programming, Graphic art, sales or marketing, transcription – just to name a few. The days of believing one has to stuff envelopes or assemble a gadget are gone. Why would companies hire people to work from home? Companies hire telecommuters for a number of reasons: Global competition, the demand for 24-hour customer support, technological improvements, workers desire for increased flexibility, and reduce the cost of overhead (real estate, benefits etc). However, so many people search long and hard for a legitimate work at home job, only to find scams and misleading opportunities. When looking for a job – remember to treat it like you would if you were to pick up the Sunday paper and apply for work. If the company is hiring a work at home employee (telecommuter), you will be asked to either fill out an application or send your resume. If the company is asking for an application processing fee – RUN! Would you pay an application processing fee if you answered an ad in the paper? Unlike business opportunities, a job will never cost you any money. If training is provided, it should be paid training or free training. The training should not cost you any money. Materials and software should also be provided free of charge. Just as you wouldn’t pay any company where you would work at their site to use their software, you wouldn’t pay a company found over the internet to use their software. If you’ve decided to work from home – apply to as many jobs that you have the qualifications. Keep in mind the many people would like to work from home and that the employer may receive hundreds, if not thousands of resumes. Be diligent and disciplined to apply to 2-3 per day. It’s hard work looking for work, however the benefits that you gain in return are worth it! ----------------------------------------
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