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Sharon Hill Can H1N1 Teleworkers Bring Down the Internet?

It seems kind of silly at first thought, but TechNewsWorld just reported that some, including the U.S. federal government are concerned that sending people home to work because they have swine flu, or to prevent their catching swine flu, could crash the Internet. Not everyone agrees with this assessment, and some suggest that the IPs are the issue, and need to c… Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on October 31, 2009 at 6:46am — No Comments

Pat Jewett Social Network Enabling Technology

4396841! That's how many people visited social networks yesterday. From Tulsa Oklahoma to Bangor Maine to Bangalor India, people are connecting. And a large portion of those were work-at-home entrepreneurs using social networking to engage their customers. We are just at the tip of the iceberg with the po… Continue

Added by Pat Jewett on October 28, 2009 at 7:04pm — No Comments

Cindy Fallsen working from home benefits

I am a stay at home mom with three kids. We could use extra money, especially with Christmas coming up. Does anyone know of a stay at home opportunity with Dental insurance and/or Short term insurance that might hold us over for a few months. Some of my friends do pampered chef or avon. These can be short term money… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on October 11, 2009 at 5:39pm — 1 Comment

Sharon Hill 38 percent of U.S. workers telecommute, reports Consumer Electronics Association

Cnet just summarized the latest "Telework and the Technologies Enabling Work Outside Corporate Walls" report by Consumer Electronics Association. According to CAS, two of every five employees in the United States teleworks at least once a month. These 38 million home workers said that the greatest incentive to work at home was the ability to focus on tasks without disruption. They most appreciated telework's flexible hours, reduction in travel time and increase in productivi… Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on October 11, 2009 at 5:30am — No Comments

Sharon Hill Adirondack Initiative to Bring Telework to Resort Area

Clarkson University in Potsdam NY, part of the northern NY Adirondack area, just held it's 9th annual Forever Wired Conference, where panelists and attendees talked about the local economy and the boon that technology and telework could bring to the region. I found the concept very exciting as I'm from upstate New York - Binghamton - an a… Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on September 17, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Sharon Hill U.S. Legislator Urges National Telework

Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11th), the featured speaker at the 2009 Telework Exchange Tele-Vision Awards Ceremony on June 2, would like to see the United States set a national goal to have 20 percent of its public- and private-sector workforce teleworking on a regular basis. By achieving this goal, the… Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on September 15, 2009 at 1:37pm — No Comments

Sharon Hill Telework Data Entry/Accounting job

Online Accountant/data entry.. work from home. Salary is $350 weekly. Responsibilities: *Mailing out checks to customers and staffs *Making out and Receiving payments *Disbursement of funds to our clients Any other related duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Accountant. Requirements: *Should be self-motivated, committed and possess good communication *Experienced in working with money Skills: *Computer literate in Microsoft Office *Compensation and monthly allowance are as fo… Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on September 14, 2009 at 1:46pm — No Comments

Sharon Hill Work at home Web Developer position from Craigslist

Here's the link to the original posting. This looks like a short-time assignment, for one Web site for a start-up company in San Antonio, Texas. Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on September 10, 2009 at 6:27am — No Comments

Sharon Hill Virginia's Telework Day success for workers, employers, environment

Virginia's Governor Timothy M. Kaine recently announced that Virginia teleworkers saved approximately $113,000, avoided driving 140,000 miles and removed 75.89 tons of pollutants from the air through participation in Telework Day on August 3, 2009. The "What We Saved; What We Learned" report, c… Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on September 4, 2009 at 4:59am — No Comments

Sharon Hill Home Office Tax Tips

EBiz has a good and succinct article on what you can deduct from your U.S. taxes for your home business. In many cases, these can also be deducted if you are an employee whose employer doesn't rei… Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on August 7, 2009 at 6:21am — No Comments

Sharon Hill Looking for Web Site Designer

This is my own job posting and I'm going to let you go to TweetMart.com and read about it, so you'll see how cool TweetMart is. You can post free classifieds there to sell merchandise or look for job candidates. and while it doesn't say, I don't see why you can't use the job pos… Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on July 30, 2009 at 7:37am — No Comments

Sharon Hill Telework Day is August 3

If you're an employee in Virginia, take this news article to your manager and ask if you can participate in telework day August 3. Even if you work elsewhere, its still a good way to show your boss that legislators and employers in other locations know the value and benefits of telework. Virginia, long a strong proponent of telework (primarily due to its proximity to the commute ni… Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on July 19, 2009 at 2:56pm — No Comments

Sharon Hill Telework Policy document by the State of AZ

While it's a little bit vague in some places, the State of Arizona has a fairly thorough and succinct telework policy that you can use as a guide. When your company sets up telework you'll need an overall telework policy, telework guidelines (more specific than the policy form) and a telework agreement signed by each teleworker and her or his immediate supervisor. Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on July 11, 2009 at 5:35pm — No Comments

Sharon Hill Seeking Teleworkers and Managers of Teleworkers for New Book

If you are already working from home, and/or managing those who work from home, I'd like to interview you for my new book, Take This Job and Move it-Home. Bill Fenson and I are also revising our book, "Implementing and Managing Telework: a Guide for Those who Make it Happen" , and would like to talk to those who supervise teleworkers, and/or have a decision making/oversight part in the telework program at their company. If you're interested in being interviewed please email me at WorkatH… Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on July 5, 2009 at 7:58am — No Comments

Sharon Hill Self Publishing Your Book - Some Helpful Information

For those of you interested in publishing a book, Robin Good offers some excellent advice and resources in his recent blog post for MasterNewMedia.org. Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on June 30, 2009 at 11:48am — No Comments

Sharon Hill New Site to Find Freelancers and Freelance Work - at no charge

GetaFreelancer.com offers free posting for those who need to hire freelancers and those who would like to find freelance work. The job specialties are programmers, Web designers, copywriters and translators. If you need anyone in this capacity of if you have expertise and would like to find work, head to GetAFreelancer.com . It's FREE.

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Added by Sharon Hill on June 19, 2009 at 6:39pm — No Comments

Sharon Hill CareerCast Article by Bill Fenson about Telework

If you'd like to explore whether you're right for telework, do read Bill Fenson's latest CareerCast article. Bill and I co-authored "Implementing and Managing Telework: a Guide for Those who Make it Happen." He's a great career counselor! Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on May 28, 2009 at 6:45am — No Comments

Sharon Hill Craigslist Telework Jobs All in One Place

Craigslist does offer a lot of work at home jobs, but they're divided by city or region. What an exhausting task to go through each area one by one. Now you don't have to, thanks to www.TelecommuteJobList.com . It's not the prettiest site in the world but it is free, and a handy service. Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on May 23, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Sharon Hill Telework Can Help Retain Experienced Workers

The federal government was the first in the U.S. to adopt telework, and telework centers. Now, the alarming fact, despite what would seem to be a glut of job candidates is that the most experienced employees in the U.S. federal government are about to reach retirement age. By 2012, accor… Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on May 21, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Sharon Hill Many Would Take Pay Cut to Telework

Hr.BLR.com reported the following about the new Citrix Online telecommuting survey: Many Workers Would Take Pay Cut to Telecommute Twenty-one percent of workers would take a 5 percent cut in pay if they could work from home, even if it were for only 1 to 2 days per week, according to a survey by Citrix Online, a maker of software for workers who telecommute. The survey found that American workers were slightl… Continue

Added by Sharon Hill on May 19, 2009 at 6:32am — No Comments

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Job Search Boot Camp welcomes Jason Alba, author of I'm on LinkedIn, Now What??? and I'm on Facebook, Now What???, to discuss how to take the next step in your career search. http://budurl.com/alba...

Started by Amy Domestico Nov 7.

Kate Scana

When 2 departments at the same company want you, but you can only choose one...

If this happens how do you gracefully accept the one you prefer? What I've done in the past is offer certain days in each. Sometimes it can be tricky because if the budget only allows for a certain...

Tagged: duties, shared, offers, budgets, opportunities

Started by Kate Scana Jul 23.

Sabrina Rowe

Who makes the decision to integrate telework programs?

In your experience, is it a financially based decision? Is it made by the owner or CEO; the CFO; human resources, or someone else?

Started by Sabrina Rowe May 30.

Sharon Hill

Asking to Telework - Doing it Right

Have you asked your boss to let you telework and been turned down? What was your approach and her/his objection? What might you recommend to others as the right approach

Tagged: from, home, at, objections, work

Started by Sharon Hill Mar 13.

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