| Nearly 23% of the workforce today works from | | | | neck. It's all up to you to work a schedule that will |
| home - at least part time; so the possibilities are | | | | make you get the job done in a timely manner. Do you |
| endless if you want to be hired to work from home. | | | | have the will to have the upper hand when dealing with |
| To be successful as such, however, there are certain | | | | all these interruptions?o Are you reliable? This is |
| characteristics that you must have. Now before you | | | | perhaps the most critical of all assessments. Are you |
| clear your desk and quit your regular job to trade it for | | | | able to deliver the work with the expected quality at |
| a telecommute job, check first if you have what it | | | | the time frame required? You may have to stay up |
| takes to be a telecommuter.o Do you have a skill or | | | | late or get up early, or totally revamp your time |
| talent? What are these talents and skills? Are you | | | | schedule. Are you prepared to do this?.o Finally, if you |
| internet savvy? How fast can you type? Are you | | | | were the client, would you hire YOU? Do you have |
| accurate? Can you write? In short, what skills can you | | | | your work ethics in the right place? Working at home |
| offer the client?o Do you have the resources? Do you | | | | gives you a great deal of flexibility and freedom, but it's |
| have a computer with high speed internet access; a | | | | still a job that needs to be accomplished in the best |
| landline phone and mobile phone with flat-rate long | | | | quality to the best of your ability you can. After all, |
| distance service? Are you equipped with required | | | | someone is paying you to do that job. |
| software programs? In essence, do you have the | | | | Telecommuting may be the perfect solution to |
| equipment and services to help you do the job you | | | | balancing work and family; but not everyone is suited |
| want done?o Are you self-motivated and able to | | | | to dealing with the lack of structure and routine that |
| work independently and with the least supervision? | | | | comes from working at home. Before you jump right |
| Let's face it; there are hundreds of distractions when | | | | off the hook, check that you have what it takes to |
| working at home. There's no boss breathing on your | | | | make it work. |