Telecommuting Resources
Region 6 RCEP Online Information and Resource Center for national information and resources and employment opportunities related to telecommuting and telework. Access general telecommuting resources, overviews, guides, practices, terms and research as well as employment resources for telecommuting. Includes section on telecommuting associations, online digests and Web Rings.
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General Resources, Overviews, Guides, Practices, Terms and Research
Employment Resources for Telecommuting and Telework
Telecommuting Associations, Digests and Web Rings
General Resources, Overviews, Guides, Practices, Terms and Research
Think Ability & Employment Through Telecommuting (PDF format)
Homeworkingmom.com: (site contains an excellent short summary of What is Telecommuting?, Who is Telecommuting and What Do They Think?, How to Convince Your Employer to Let You Telecommute as well s search function and Freelance Job Finder section.)
Frequently Asked Questions about Telecommuting: (excellent Web resource for information related to telecommuting by June Langhoff. Exams the growth, types of appropriate jobs for telecommuting, companies, disadvantages and model programs on the Web.)
Telework and Telecommuting: Common Terms and Definitions:
(resource on the European Telework Online site that presents brief definitions related to telecommuting, telecenters, concentrative teleworking, etc.)
Telecommuting Bibliography: An Overview of Resources: (developed by Diane Klaiber. Site has Internet and Electronic information Sources, Telecommuting Books and Reports, Current Periodical Articles on Telecommuting, Associations, Publications and Periodicals Devoted to Telecommuting.)
Telecommuting Tools: Online Superstore: (provides a variety of telecommuting resources, tools and books related to Best Practices for Telecommuting and Telework Success.)
Open Directory Project: ( numerous and informative online telecommuting and telework resource links from around the world.
Telecommuting Resource Site: (site is "designed to provide free work at home information to help anyone who wants to work at home." Contains resources for Jobs, Organizations, Corporations, Telecommuting, Money Making Opportunities, and Other Job Services.)
Employment Resources for Telecommuting and Telework
Better Business Bureau (BBB):
("provides instant access to business and consumer alerts as well as helpful resources. Plus, you can file a complaint online and more. The web site is provided by the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc., and the BBB system of over 150 Bureaus located throughtout the United States and Canada.")
Better Business Bureau (BBB) Online Library:
("Dependable Tips and helpful Information from your Better Business Bureau.")
BBB article "Work-at-Home Schemes: A Modern Twist to Old Scams"
Telecommuting: Telework and Alternative Officing
Rehabilitation Research Training Center onWorkplace Supports
Net Temps: (over 100,000 online job listings. Telecommuting jobs are lsited. Note: for best results use the following search terms while utilizing the Net Temps employment site fotelecommuting job postings: "home based", "telecommute" and/or "work at home".) Note: Many of the national employment Web sites such as America's Job Bank, Monster Board and other major sites often have job opening posted related to telecommuting. You can view a complete listing of these sites on our Region 6 RCEP Online Employment Resources Center.
Work at Home Moms.com (WAHM): (site includes sections on Business Opportunities using computers and telecommuting work, Advice and frequently Asked Questions, WAHM.com Classifieds, WAHM Bookstore, and links.)
Home Employment Resource:
(site for gathering current information related to telecommuting employment. Site has a user feedback form and an employment openings section from employers looking for telecommuting employees.)
Interagency Telework/Telecommuting Site
Telecommuting-jobs.org
Telecommuting Jobs: (job opportunities available for telecommuting with Post Resumes, Search Talent, Post Jobs, Teletalk, Teletools and a Help function. Current listing include job categories for Artists, desktop Publishers, Photographers, Sales, Writers, Data Entry, Engineers, Programmers, We Designers, Other Skills and a search function for hundreds of additional telecommuting jobs.)
Virtual Assistants.com: (company specializing in soliciting businesses that are seeking telecommuting, contractors, work at home, freelance or off-site workers. They match employer needs with qualifies workers via a private Virtual Assistants job board. Instructions are included on becoming a "virtual assistant" applicant worker with Virtual Assistants.com)
Hire Ability.com:
(registration on this site allows the user to used their "advanced search technology to find a job that's a great match." Functions include creation and modification of your employment profile online, learning what you should earn via their salary calculator, articles and online timesheet and payroll service for Independent Contractors.)
Project Hired:
("non-profit organization that is working hard to make Silicon Valley workplaces fully inclusive of people with disabilities."
iCan Online:
(excellent site for the disability community. "iCan brings together content, community and resources in one place that is easy to navigate and welcomes your input." Goal is to become a site central to the disability community. "iCan will allow individuals to network and build their own support organization online." Review of site revealed an excellent career and employment search section that is national in scope and allows employment searching of job opportunities by each state. iCan features "15 community channels, all geared to improve the life of people with disabilities." Channels include: Travel, Employment, Shop@Home, Sports and Leisure, Self-Discovery and Relationships, Parents and Caregivers, Chat and Idea Exchange/Discussions, Classifieds, Money and Benefits, Independence and Daily Living, Volunteering and Community, Health and Fitness, Legislation and Advocacy, and Transportation.
Telecommuting Associations, Digests and Web Rings
The Independent Homeworkers Alliance (IHA): ( "IHA is a membership-driven organization dedicated to help the success of those who telecommute from the
home based workplace. Telecommuters, short-term contract workers, and people wishing to make
home based career can use the employment resources found at the Independent Homemakers Alliance. All membership fees are applied directly to the membership to improve, enhance, and add to the advantages, benefits and services provided to all members, on an ongoing basis." IHA claims to have over 30,000 members with 13,000 jobs in their database.)
Telework Association
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