Posts tagged with “telecommuting”

If you have ever placed your resume online then you surely have received at least one email telling you that you are the perfect candidate to make nearly $4,000 a month working from home part-time. From stuffing envelopes to medical coding it seems like the opportunities are flowing in! Who mentioned a recession? They obviously never posted their resume online and saw the opportunities that are out there! It seems like such a great opportunity, however, a common rule to follow is that if it sounds too good to be true... it probably is.

Here are some common practices to assure that the job to which you are applying is legal, credible, and will not cause you problems in the long run.

It's definitely on the mind of most anyone who has been laid off, fired, or is otherwise out of work from their job: Should I start freelancing? While the appeal of setting one's own hours, not to mention the flexibility of working at one's own pace sounds alluring, the numerous pitfalls, personal and otherwise, make freelancing a choice that isn't perfect for everyone.

There are numerous question and answer sites devoted to the question, but we'd love to get your take on freelancing. Is it something you've tried out and liked? Hated? What would you recommend people know before taking the leap, and what would you avoid?

One of my favorite links on the question has a full rundown of questions you should ask yourself before taking the plunge, and also questions you should ask about continuing to freelance. Among them:

• Do you have a marketable skill?
  
• Do you have enough discipline to work unsupervised?
• Do you have savings? (To offset the initial jump into freelance life)

Do you have any other questions you'd ask? Freelancing is one of those love-it-or-hate-it kind of gigs, so I'm sure you've got an opinion to share. Be sure to sound off in the comments and let us know what you think.

With companies trying to cut costs at every corner in this economic down turn, many are looking to offering employees the ability to work from home or remote. This saves the company costs in many areas -- power, HVAC, telephone lines, real estate and more. But this change also brings up a lot of new challenges for employees of the company such as how to stay connected while out of the office and how to manage (or be managed) while away from your team.

There are many tools out there to assist with these problems. Screen casting, whiteboards and synchronized file stores are just the tip of the iceberg. Here are 5 tools that may help you in your time of need.