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A lot of people looking for work-at-home jobs want something that can replace their current in-office job. Whether it’s ditching a miserable commute, the desire to be location-independent, or simply wanting to be home-based, there are plenty of reasons to want a full-time job that can be done from home.
That’s what we’re going to talk about today — where you can find at-home job leads that will still keep you engaged during regular business hours, but won’t require you to put on a suit and spend time commuting. These companies are just a handful of the many companies hiring remote full-time workers. Maybe one of them will be perfect for you!
American Express
American Express is a highly sought-after remote employer. They offer great pay, excellent benefits, and the stability and security that comes from being a well-established, highly regarded company. Their remote workers program is well respected, and if you can get in, you may just spend your whole career there!
There are two types of remote jobs that American Express offers. One is in customer service, and the other is in their travel planning department. If either of those sounds interesting to you, you can learn more here.
Like the sound of this one? Check out Apple’s work-at-home program, too.
Concentrix
Concentrix is a well-known customer service organization that hires remote workers full-time. Many Fortune 500 companies turn to Concentrix to staff their customer service lines, and that’s where you come in!
This is a telephone-based job that has you focus on customer service, tech support, or sales. When you go through the application process, you’ll be able to choose which “track” you take.
Concentrix hires in the majority of U.S. states, so it’s not completely nation-wide but you’ve got a good shot at making it.
If this type of job appeals to you, you might be interested in learning more about another company, NexRep, which offers similar positions.
Xerox
Xerox regularly hires at-home workers. It’s a highly sought-after employer especially for remote work, because it’s a Fortune 100 company and is considered a completely legitimate employer as a result. Who hasn’t heard of this massive corporation? Now you can have the chance to work for them, from the comfort of your own home.
Some remote jobs with Xerox require you to be in a specific geographic area, but many of their hires can come from anywhere in the U.S. It’s all about what they need at the time. And the great news for those of you who want to work from home and have some significant work history is that many of Xerox’s at-home job openings go above and beyond customer service. It’s not uncommon to find job listings for everything from marketing to HR to logistics.
Remote jobs at Xerox tend to pop up a lot, but they get filled very quickly. If you see something that you’re interested in, the best course of action is to move quickly. It’s all about timing if you want to work for them!
Start-Ups
Let’s have a change of pace. In the past several years, there’s been a massive spike in digital start-ups that specialize in web-based software and services, in addition to products. There are tons of these start-ups hiring remote workers, some of which are very well established at this point.
The perks of working for these start-ups can be really fantastic. Many of them offer benefits, paid travel to company events, full health care, generous time off, and more.
Whether you specialize in customer service, marketing, web development or anything else, there might be something for you in the bustling start-up scene. There are always jobs to be found. If there’s a website or software-service you love using, see if they’re hiring! In the meantime, here are a few places to check out:
- Buffer — a social media scheduling app and thought leader in online marketing
- ClickFunnels — an online sales funnel design software
- Flywheel — a web hosting company that works primarily with web designers
- Github — an online collaboration platform for people designing new software
- Meet Edgar — another social media scheduling app, currently hiring customer service pros in addition to coders and developers
- Zapier — a service that connects your different online accounts and makes things happen between them automatically
Sometimes It Takes Time…But There’s a Short-Cut
Whether you’re just beginning your career or looking to switch gears after a decade or two in the workforce, finding the right work-at-home job for you can just take time, sometimes. The possibilities of finding remote jobs increase every day, as companies begin to see the benefits of remote workers — including access to fantastic employees they wouldn’t be able to recruit if they were limited by geography.
There are some things you can do to make your job search a little easier and faster, though. One of the best things you can do is reach out to your personal network and see if anyone knows if their company hires remote workers. That can be a great first step.
You can also check the job boards looking for remote opportunities. Every day when you start working on your at-home job search, scan sites like Indeed.com and use keywords like “remote” or “telecommute” to help you turn up the job listings that might be right for you.
There’s a better way to search, though. There’s a job board that makes it really easy find remote and telecommute (a.k.a. work-at-home) jobs. Of course, I’m talking about FlexJobs, and they’re one of the best parts of finding work from home.
The FlexJobs board is designed specifically for companies offering “flexible” jobs — including (and especially) remote work, both full-time and part-time. If you’re serious about changing jobs and moving into something you can do from home, the absolute best thing you can do for your job search is check out FlexJobs.
It’s a paid job board, which means you’ll need to subscribe for a month or two until you find your new position, but this is actually a good thing (and not scammy). By having a “price of admission,” you’ll have access to job leads that only other paying FlexJobs members have. They have search features that make it easy to find the exact jobs that could be a good fit for you, no matter what your work experience is or the hours you are looking to work. There’s also a helpful blog that will get you going in the right direction when it comes to finding, landing, and thriving in a work-from-home job.