Working from home is
a luxury most of us want but, not many can find. There certainly is no shortage
of “working from home” opportunities but, not many “real jobs”. Searching
for legitimate companies with legitimate openings can be like trying to find a
needle in a haystack. You can easily waste hours a day surfing the web which
is where a telecommute job board might be of benefit.
There are real telecommute jobs out
there; it’s just knowing where to find them that is the challenge. A few
companies have now made this easier for the virtual job seeker with websites
similar to a traditional job board. They spend the time searching for
legitimate telecommute job openings and post them all in one place for you to
view. Saving you, the job seeker, both time and aggravation of locating the
jobs yourself. Another benefit to these sites is the screening involved. Jobs
posted are only those that appear to be “jobs” not business opportunities or
any form of MLM. Of course many of these sites do charge membership fees
(mostly monthly) but, some are also free.
One of the more “popular” sites is FlexJobs
which touts the “As Seen on CNN” and monthly membership of $14.95. Virtual Vocations is also very similar with $6.99 weekly, $
15.99 monthly, and $49.99 semi-annually subscriptions. They do provide some
free job leads but, to view the majority of the openings you must subscribe. SavvyVirtualJobs is a virtual job marketplace with free
services for job seekers and employers. Legitimate telecommute jobs listed are
both sourced online and posted directly by employers. There is never a charge
for job seekers. Employers may post jobs for free and charges only apply to
“Featured” jobs and “Business Opportunities”.
As with any job opening you apply to
there is no guarantee you will land the job. Telecommute job boards will
however save you time and let you break away from countless hours of trying to
find the “needle in the haystack” online job.
