Telecommute

So, you think you may want to telecommute. Well, did you know that Jack M. Nilles, a rocket scientist, coined the word "telecommuting" in 1973?

No, Nilles wasn't the first worker to telecommute. However, Nilles did design various spacecraft for the US space program and managed a number of research and development programs. So how did he come up with a new business term?

Nilles said, "I began to think about ways by which all of the technology could be applied to `the real world.' In my education as a physicist with a liberal arts background, as well as my subsequent management assignments, I learned to continually question the fundamentals:

"Why are we doing things this way? Why can't we use technology to do things better?"

"Why do we have to GO to work when technology allows most of us to work at or near home at least some of the time?"

The term telecommute, or telecommuting, was born.

While it may be obvious, let's look at the benefits of telecommuting.

The employer benefits in many ways, such as:

Reduction of capital investments

Reduction of overhead

A significant increase in productivity

Reduction in sick days

Higher morale

Reduction in employee turnover

The employee benefits by way of:

A more flexible schedule

Ability to address health issues

Ability to address dependent care issues

Better quality of life

Lower costs (gas, lunch, clothes)

There are benefits the community experiences as well:

Less traffic congestion

Community members have better quality of life

Over the years telecommuting has become increasingly popular. This means you have more people with whom to compete for telecommuting positions.

So, before you begin your search for a telecommuting job, make sure you have self-motivation, self-discipline, good organizational skills, and that you manage your time well. Also, go back and review the 7 Steps to Finding Work At Home Jobs.

Telecommute Job Hunting

Below you will find several sites to search for telecommuting jobs. Some sites are free, some are not.

The best sites for all telecommute jobs are the databases which require a fee. While paying for the services provided by a job search site is legitimate, you should not have to pay someone to actually employ you - even if they are offering a telecommuting job.

To put it another way, you might have to pay a third party to help you find a telecommuting job, but you should not have to pay the person or company that is actually going to employ you.

Job Search Sites:

Free Job Search Sites:

When accessing the below sites, follow these steps:

1. Click on the job search links below.
2. Be sure to register so you can get the full list of search results.
3. Read the directions for each specific site.
4. Use keyword "telecommute" to conduct your search. Leave the other fields (location and industry) to "all" to get all possible work-at-home job announcements.
5. Read through the many job opportunities listed to find those that interest you.
6. Apply following the employer's directions.

Fee-based Telecommuting Jobs Sites:

HEA: $35.00 to get started. The $35 is 35% of the total charge for the service, which is $110. Members pay the remaining fee once they locate an actual job. This may sound like a good deal, but you'll have to judge for yourself. Many of the other fee-based sites that list telecommuting jobs are about $35. But you may find that HEA provides enough value for the full $110.

Telecommuting Jobs: Passwords are only $15 a year to apply to all Job Listings and for all other resources.

Money From Home: $35.00 a year.

Inter Job Connects: One time fee of $47.95.

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