How to know if you are unemployable as a work from home employee.

By amylaine

know if you are unemployable as a work from home employee. know if you are unemployable as a work from home employee.

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Working from home has recently become very popular. I have heard many people say they have sent tons of applications out and have not gotten any responses. Working on location at a business and working from home at the same business will carry different personal qualifications, besides just the ability to do the job it self.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Ability to be honest to yourself.

Step1
You will have extreme difficulty if you have a poor work history or had trouble with the law at any time. First know that most, if not all business' that hire employees to work at home (not contracted) will do a very extensive background check. The worst thing you can do is lie or over exaggerated anything to the potential employer. They will spend up to $500 for a background check, so they will find out anything you care to hide.
Step2
Experience. Most business that hire work at home employees will require potential employee's to have at least a year of experience, sometimes I have seen over 10 or 15 years of experience required. The job desire for at home work is very strong, so their is a very slim chance for employers to lower their qualifications.
Step3
A relevant reason to work at home. This question will be asked on most application and again in a interview. Staying at home to avoid high gas prices or caring for kids will usually not be acceptable answer, at least not reasons that will make you stand out from the crowd.

Tips & Warnings

  • If you do not meet qualifications for a work at home job your time may be better spent starting a home based business or to work through contract based assignments.

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on 5/7/2008 These are excellent tips! Great info!

Rheality said

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on 5/12/2008 Great article! I would love to be able to work from home, but have not found any companies yet that will do this. Do you have info on this? I also have a home business that I do part time, and is going well, but the more one can make, the better. Thanks for this!

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on 5/12/2008 This is very important information for people who are not yet working at home but would like to begin. You just never hear any facts about this. Thanks for making it clear. 5 stars.

Desula said

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on 5/10/2008 Great tips!!! I think a lot of folks at home don't realize how disciplined you need to be to work at home.

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on 5/8/2008 That's me! Honesty is #1 and so is ambition.

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