Find Work From Home Jobs

Finding work from home jobs is almost a full time job in and of itself.  The opportunities are growing, and it’s fairly easy to find virtual call center opportunities online, but if you have specialized skills and experience in something besides customer service and sales, where can one find these opportunities?

If you have a good phone voice and have experience working in a call center in sales/customer service, there are various companies you can hire with.  Consider companies like Alpine Access, West Corporation, Cloud 10 Corp, and Convergys if you’re looking for sales or customer service work from home jobs and still be considered an employee of a company rather than an independent contractor.  Companies such as Arise, Working Solutions, and Live Ops hire home based agents as independent contractors, so you’ll be considered a self-employed individual.  There are several other companies that offer work from home job opportunities in specific geographical locations.  Sitel, ICT Group, Customer Loyalty Concepts, are several companies that require home based agents to train at one of their regional contact centers.  Companies such as Jet Blue and 1-800-Flowers hire home based agents directly and also hire in specific geographic locations.  All of these companies will have a similar application process, requirements, and pay structure.

For those looking to work from home as medical transcriptionists, or other types of audio transcription, finding work will be more challenging.  Working in the medical transcription field requires certification in the field, and once certified, it will behoove you to get involved with a medical transcription association in your area, if available.  Although the demand for medical transcriptionists is growing and the job outlook is good, most employers ask that you have a certain amount of minimum experience (many ask for a minimum of two years experience) particularly for work from home job opportunities.  Being part of an MT association will allow you to network with other MTs and get your name and reputation out.  The school you receive your training at can also be a good resource for finding first-time employment.  Also, do a search online for medical transcription jobs.  Various forums, whether work from home or specialized MT job forums, will have job listings.  The more popular online job sites such as Monster and Craigslist are good places to find additional job listings.

If you have skills and experience as an administrative assistant, secretary, marketing assistant, or any related position you can make the transition into a virtual assistant.  Some work from home job opportunities may involve using a few of the many tasks that virtual assistants are able to perform.  Finding work as a virtual assistant can be done through broker companies that connect VAs with companies that need VA services, or by being a self-employed individual marketing yourself and your services to the job market.  This is starting to go into the realm of running a business, but the nature of the work is more job-oriented.  It may be a good idea to specialize in just a few “niche” skills (i.e. marketing, graphic design, and/or writing).  Doing a web search for “virtual assistant” or “virtual assistant jobs” will bring up several good resources for finding VA work or forums and other websites where you can make your services known.  Also, joining professional organizations, whether local or online, is another good way to network and get known in this small but growing industry.  You may also consider joining your local Chamber of Commerce to find clients.

There are several websites that offer work from home job listings by purchasing a membership.  You can find these sites by doing a websearch for “home based jobs” or “work at home jobs.”  Many claim to offer legitimate, scam-free listings.  For the most part they do seem legitimate and are a good resource if you’re not able to find telecommuting job opportunities elsewhere.

Legitimate work from home jobs are out there, but finding them can be a long, challenging process.  Keep a good attitude and persevere, since the rewards once you’ve secured work are worth the search.  The key is to continue to inquire, market yourself, and if you have the qualifications and certification, you can find a number of work from home jobs in your area of expertise and enough work to generate a full time income working from home.

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