Want to Work from Home: 3 Tips to Turn Yourself
into a Telecommuter
By: Sylvie Fortin
Be honest. How is your search
for the perfect telecommuting job coming? Even though there
are jobs out there, it’s sometimes hard to sort through
all the scams to find the real gems. It can feel like searching
for a needle in a haystack, can’t it? What would you
say if you discovered a way to stop your endless searching
for that hard-to-find needle and could assure yourself of
a genuine job working from home? Here’s the catch-22,
if you want to work from home, you first need to head out
into the world to work in an office. If you’re confused,
read on.
Let me share how I turned myself
into a telecommuter. I was searching for a job just like the
rest of you. I wanted to work from home, but employers had
no reason to just hire me from home without meeting me and
getting to know what I could do. So, I put together my resume,
and I spent three days getting it out to every temporary help
service in town. I never said a word about wanting to do it
from home. I simply offered myself for part-time/full-time
work in offices. I started getting placed into people's offices.
I always used the same 3-step process whenever I was working
in any office.
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Assess what the business
did and what my job requirements were.
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At the end of each day, I
would take home some of the work to complete on my computer.
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The next day I would bring
in the completed work and drop it off directly to my
supervisor. I always said the same thing..."I knew this
project was a rush, so rather than wait, I finished it at
home. It is much easier to get it done there because there
are no distractions in my home office. I'm confident I can
do most of the required tasks at home faster and cheaper for
you, so if it would be ok with you, can we discuss me
working from my home office 2 days a week or more?"
This process almost always
resulted in my working from home full-time. See, I had already
proven that I could do the job, and that I was more efficient at
home. The boss had every good reason to let me do it my way. If,
after the first two weeks, the boss was still unwilling, I
politely explained my position and that I would need to look
elsewhere for a job that better suited my needs, where I could
be more efficient. I didn't argue, I didn't fuss, I just left
them wondering what they had missed out on by letting me go.
See, there's no point in
trying to force a traditional employer to bend to your needs.
There are some who will not see the benefits of telecommuting,
no matter how much information you give them. It isn't about
you. It's simply that they are the kind of managers that need to
watch their employees working to believe they are working. You
can't change their minds, so don't waste your time trying after
your initial proposals. Just find an employer that is ready for
the idea.
As you can see, if you really
want to work from home, you’re going to have to get creative.
But, with a little ingenuity, a lot of hard work, and the
confidence to ask for what you want in life, you’ll soon have
more work than you know what to do with.
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This article is excerpted from “You
Can Work in Your PJs”, a real world guide to telecommuting.
Sylvie Fortin works from home full time and wrote this book
to share her unique techniques with others. You can download
your copy of “You Can Work in Your PJs” by visiting
http://www.inyourpjs.com
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Sylvie Fortin
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