Now I know many people look for jobs off the internet.. You type “work at home jobs” in a search engines and millions of sites will come up. Many people have started internet businesses hunting for work at home jobs and jobs leads and charging others for the ebook or self-help guide for doing all the leg work for you. So this is what alot of people fall victim too, depending on how recent the info is and reliable the sources are. But I will go over the basics, because I’m sooooo tired of people getting scammed. Did you know that people looking for jobs get scammed WAAAY more than people looking for a home business?
According to IDC, a research firm in Framingham, Mass, the number of people who are employed at home should grow from 10 million in 1999 to 13.5 million in 2003.People who work at home are 20% more productive than office workers outside the home.People who work from home for employers work longer hours than those who work outside the home, averaging approximately 11 hours a day.
Stay-at-home Reps Stem Offshore Outsourcing
Some companies are moving call centers into home, turning to what a research firm dubs “home-shoring” as a way to keep productive employees and trim costs.
TechWeb News
Dec 22, 2004 02:08 PM
Some companies are moving call centers into home, turning to what a research firm dubs “home-shoring” as a way to keep productive employees and trim costs.
“The home-shoring phenomenon comes in part as a result of the significant challenges faced in the customer relationship management (CRM) and customer care space over the last four years,” said IDC analyst Stephen Loynd in a statement.
Rather than outsource customer service to foreign firms in places like India, said Loynd, some U.S. corporations are letting call reps work from home. “Compared with traditional outsourcing and offshore, companies utilizing home-based agents can access highly skilled representatives that are closely attuned to the U.S. market at very reasonable cost,” said Loynd.
IDC estimated that there are currently about 100,000 home-based phone representatives in the United States.
Outsourcing, particularly that done offshore, has been a sensitive issue in the U.S. as domestic call center jobs are slashed by companies after lower costs. Earlier this year, Forrester Research predicted that over 830,000 U.S. service jobs would be lost to offshore outsourcing by the end of 2005, and 3.4 million by 2015.
A U.S. Labor Department report of this summer, however, disputed the impact of offshore outsourcing, claiming that in the first three months of the year, only 2 percent of the jobs lost could be directly blamed on the practice.
IDC’s Loynd sees home-shoring, also called “home-sourcing,” as a way to keep the jobs inside U.S. borders.
“There is no doubt that home-shoring can result in attractive benefits for both the company and the agents themselves,” he said. “However, companies need to consider certain dynamics before jumping into such a strategy.”
So we know their plenty of opportunities for work at home jobs. So how do we really go about finding these companies.
This is where my tips become valuable. It’s not only about finding the company that’s outsourcing, but what most people are not telling you is that you need companies to find YOU!!!
As you know by the EEOC http://www.eeoc.gov/fact s/telework.html people with disabilities can file for work at home for reasonable accommodations.
Many employers have discovered the benefits of allowing employees to work at home through telework (also known as telecommuting) programs. Telework has allowed employers to attract and retain valuable workers by boosting employee morale and productivity. Technological advancements have also helped increase telework options. President George W. Bush’s New Freedom Initiative emphasizes the important role telework can have for expanding employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.
But what I want people to understand is that these accommodations are not just limited to people with disabilities. It’s just to make sure that people with disabilities don’t have their rights violated. Anyone can request to outsource their currents jobs or feature these accomodations in resumes while looking for work. You think that the raising gas prices and the cost of health care is kicking you in the butt? It’s taking it’s toll on employers too. And we have to fight for our jobs in the US.
Example: You are a single mom, an accountant, with two kids. You’re spending an average of $50 a week on gas, $200 a week on daycare, and $10 a week on clothes, beauty salons, nails, etc.. for some women that’s even more! Let’s say your salary is $60,000 a year. That’s almost $10,000 extra you are spending to work outside the home. This is what you negociate with your employer. You are willing to take a reduction in your yearly salary to $50,000 to work your same job at home. All you need is software programs. And thanks to programs like “GoToMyPC”, an employer may consider your proposal.
This is also an excellent incentive to put on resumes when looking for work. An employer may be hiring for a starting salary of $50,000 but on your resume, you are willing to do the same work for less if you’re are outsourcing the position. Many employers may not have taking this into consideration, and it makes you stand out from other applicants. Like stated in the IDC, it’s always been an issue of Americans losing employment to overseas and we have to put ourselves in the positions for the work, not waiting for employers to put out ads about telecommuting and work at home jobs.
So please, don’t look at google ads about work at home jobs. A company is not putting a google ad out there for the world to see, just to fill a few positions. I know there are many help guides and ebooks people have out here on the net about how to find a work at home job. And making big money selling their advice. Look.. take it from a woman that actually have a work at home job and business. It’s all about common sense. Use this tips wisely, and look for that perfect work at home job just like a regular job.
