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Telecommuting
Job Databases: Are they worth the price?
Dear Leslie,
I'd
like to have a work-at-home job but finding jobs online is proving
to be a
challenge. The job sites take a long to time to weed through and
there are so many non-jobs posted on them. Work-at-home ezines
offer good lists but they are short and only come out once a week.
I have come across websites that allow you search for work-at-home
jobs but they charge you for access. Do you recommend these sites?
Angie TX
Hi
Angie,
Four
years ago when I wrote Jobs At Home: A Complete Guide to Finding
or Creating a Work-At-Home Job, I was not a big fan of paid job
search sites. At that time, there were not very many of them and I
found them to be suspect offering jobs like assembly work and
envelope stuffing. Today, I use several work-at-home
job databases because they do much of the hard work (finding and
researching the jobs). Nevertheless, you still need to be careful about where you
spend your money. Like all fees related to working at home, some
are well worth the investment and some are scams.
When
choosing a database you want to check out a couple of things.
1) It shouldn't promote jobs that are known to be scams such
as envelope stuffing and assembly work.
2) It should be clear that
they are posting job announcements to which you can apply and not
a list of companies with telecommuting programs.
3) It
should not guarantee you
work. No one can guarantee you a job because they don't know your
skills or experience.
4) If possible, get a reliable reference.
You can read my reviews of several telecommuting job databases for
free at Jobs
At Home Success.
5)
Read
the FAQ section and small print.
My
favorite job databases not only have 100% telecommuting jobs that
they have pre-screened for legitimacy but they offer additional services
such as resume posting and/or distribution and job search
tips. My favorite right now is Virtual
Assistants. It has 100's of current work-at-home job listings
in many categories. You can post your resume and apply right from
the job announcement. It also offers other great resources such as
companies that are frequently hiring. You can read my review here.
Another
site I like is HomeJobStop. Its not as sophisticated or extensive
as Virtual Assistants but its very affordable, offers lots of great jobs and
has unlimited
access. It doesn't have the resume posting or other services but
for the price its a good resource. You can read my review here.
Finally,
I also really like Craigslist.org which is a classified ad portal
site with everything from furniture to jobs to housing and more.
Craigslist doesn't allow you to search jobs nationwide. Instead,
you need to select a city, choose the "Jobs" option, and
on the Jobs Page, click the box that says "Telecommute".
Many of the work-at-home jobs will be for people in that area
however, there are many national jobs posted as well so it pays to
search several cities. You can read my review here.
I do
encourage you to get a good reference on work-at-home jobs. Jobs
At Home: A Complete Guide to Finding a Work-At-Home Job is
designed to take readers step-by-step through the process of
finding legitimate work. Not only does it offer great job search
resources but it also offers tips on applying for these jobs in
such a way as to put your resume at the top of the pack. You can
read the review of this and other telecommuting resources here.
There
are 1000's of telecommuting positions posted everyday. The trick
to finding them is to understand what telecommuting is and what
employers are looking for. Further, focusing your search using reputable
job search or work-at-home job database websites will help avoid
scams and questionable "jobs". Finally, a quality resume
and professional approach is a must in obtaining legitimate work.
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Ask WAHS Leslie is
Leslie Truex a stay and work-at-home mom who has been helping
people work at home since 1998 with her web site Work-At-Home
Success. She is also the author of Jobs At Home: A Complete
Guide to Finding a Work-At-Home
Job. Ask WAHS Leslie is a weekly column. You can submit a question
to Ask WAHS Leslie by emailing
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