Work From Home Jobs - Search Tips & Tools For WAH Job-Seekers

Work From Home?

Imagine waking up, putting your coffee on, making lunches, getting your kids off to school

(insert your morning routine here) and sitting down at your computer to go to work.

No more dress code. No more fighting rush hour traffic. Relief from high fuel costs. No need

for expensive meals purchased from fast food eateries and restaurants. Plus the many other

benefits enjoyed by home-based workers.

Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? Well that's exactly what many Americans and others

are doing these days. And in increasing numbers. The technical term is telecommuting.

Simply put, they're working from home.

It used to be that working from home was a privilege reserved only for home-based business

owners and other professionals whose job allowed them to complete some or all of their

work at home.

These days however, thanks largely to advances in technology (computers and the Internet),

the door to home-based employment is now open to many for whom the door has previously been closed.

Today, busy college students, stay-at-home moms (and dads), and those challenged by the

traditional workplace, such as the handicapped and disabled, are finding more and more

legitimate work from home job opportunities.

In fact, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 20%, or, 1 in 5 Americans

now work from home full time.

Work From Home Jobs

So what kinds of jobs are these home-based workers doing?

There is a wide variety of jobs being performed from home. Legitimate work at home

jobs can be found in all of the following fields.

Appointment Setting

Data Entry

Document Coding

Customer Service

Editing

Freelance Writing

Fundraising

Legal Transcription

Medical Transcription

Online Tutoring

Order Taking

Programming

Proofreading

Research & Surveys

Reservations

Sales

Telemarketing

Translating

Virtual Assisting

Website Design

And this list is far from comprehensive. The question then becomes, where can you find these jobs and the companies offering them?

Regular Search Engines

For starters, use your search engines. Ask, Google, MSN and Yahoo are the biggies.

Specialized Job Search Engines

There are also specialized job search engines you can use. Sites such as Indeed, Juju and

Simply Hired will return results from major job boards (CareerBuilder etc.) as well as jobs

posted directly to their own sites.

Specialized Job Listing Sites

And finally, there are specialized job listing sites. Sites such as TelemarketingFromHome.com

provide specialized job listings for a specific type of work or industry. Using this site as an example, if you are interested in call center work from home, you can find jobs in Appointment Setting, Customer Service, Fundraising, Order Taking, Reservations, Sales, Surveys and more.

Work At Home Job Search Tips

To limit your search to work from home jobs, enter the field/position you are interested in plus

"telecommute" or "telecommuting" (without the quotes). You can also try searching by entering the field/position plus "work from home" (with the quotes).

Beware of Scams

When searching, beware of scams. "Work From Home" scams are everywhere, including on the

Internet. Never pay money to someone for the opportunity to work from home or to access

job listings. There are plenty of free sites offering the same information at no cost.

The only exception to this rule is for a background check. There are some legitimate

companies that require a background check (at your expense). If you are unsure of a

company, do some research. Check with the Better Business Bureau online to see if there

have been complaints. Another good site to check is RipOffReports.com.

Good luck with your job search

So there you have it. A list of resources to aid you in your search for a work at home job,

as well some specific tips to help you along the way. By using all of the resources available,

you are sure to find the perfect work from home job for you.

Tony Cochran is the Founder of TelemarketingFromHome.com a leading Internet provider of current work from home job listings, information and resources. If you are interested in finding Work From Home stop by the site today to see all of the free resources available to assist with your work at home job search.

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