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Virtually every newspaper and magazine has homeworking offers promising you that you can earn £££'s working from home as a homeworker. It is a sad fact of life that the homeworking sector attracts more than its fair share of con-artists. Before responding to offers of home based work from companies that advertise for homeworkers, check out our section on scams. It may prevent you from getting ripped off.
Generally you will be far better off going into business on your own as a freelancer, using the same skills you are offering to these companies, but if you prefer to test the water without a huge outlay, they can be a good starting point. Don't however underestimate your own ability. If, for example, you can work from home making soft toys to a standard acceptable to a company, you can just as easily make them to sell yourself. Further details are provided elsewhere on this site.
For all the latest news reports about homeworkers and flexible working for employees, take a look at our media page.
For information on volunteer work, take a look at our Volunteer page.
If I have omitted something that interests you, e-mail me, and I'll see about adding a new work from home category.
This site deals with UK homeworking opportunities. If you are based outside the UK, please visit our international homeworking site.
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Please note - Several of the "job offers" listed in the categories below do not offer genuine work but are an example of the plausible offers you may see advertised in newspapers or receive in the post. If you contact me to request information on these particular offers, I will explain why they are not genuine and issue guidelines to ensure you are not caught out by these companies in the future.
Whilst not all the following sites are primarily geared towards home based work, all have featured suitable jobs for homeworkers. On general employment sites try keywords "home based" or "work at/from home".
Many of these sites list freelance projects where you can not only offer your services, and set your rates but you also get to see the other bids to give you an idea of the going rate for the work, and also pick up tips on how to present your proposals. Usually any completed projects are rated, making it easier to get awarded future contracts.
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craigslist.org - Probably in the news more often for the crazy swaps made through this site, but they also have a huge jobs section with a check box to search for telecommuting and/or part-time options. Visit http://www.craigslist.org/about/cities.html to find the relevant site for your country/state/town. SME Outsource offers you the chance to bid on a range of freelance projects. All existing bids are shown giving you a benchmark of pay rates. Only members can bid but anyone can view the contracts available. No project commission charges also make this an ideal way to outsource your own projects. eWork Exchange - the global online marketplace for finding, engaging and completing project-based work. As an eWork Exchange user, you are given a profile to describe your project requirements or skill set. Using our proprietary, intelligent matching engine, Project Profiles are specifically matched to Skills Profiles. A single Skills Profile is always free for independent professionals. eWork seems to have one of the largest and most varied project databases around. Register for free now and see what they can find for you.
Jobs4teleworkers are a UK recruitment site specialising in telework, remote or home working. Areas of work covered include: IT, research, telesales, appointments, accountancy, translation, architecture, telecommunications and many more. http://www.planetrecruit.com is a UK site with good search facilities and the option to receive daily updates on suitable vacancies. Using the keywords "work from home" generated over 40 genuine skilled vacancies, particularly computer programming, but also offering a wide range of other vacancies.
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Telework Recruiting, Inc.,is one of the most respected resources for finding professional telecommuting jobs. With hundreds of telecommuting job leads and over 1,600 companies throughout the US, UK, and Canada hiring teleworkers, this is one of the best places to start.
Whether you're seeking Customer Service work, Programming contracts, Data Entry leads, or if you want to be a work-from-home Lawyer or Nurse, you've got a good chance of finding work here. There is virtually no profession or telecommuting job that they don't cover.
the e-Learning Job Centre
This is a service for Jobseekers to advertise their skills and experience and Employers and Recruitment Agencies
to advertise their e-learning opportunities.
- View the Latest e-Learning Jobs and contact the Employer
- Sign up to one of their Job alerts to receive latest Job postings
- Advertise details of your own availability for FREE.
The Leisure Vacancies Jobs Site - Searchable site featuring jobs across sports, fitness, travel, hotel, catering and leisure sectors.
StuckForStaff.com is the online resource for people in the Promotions and Field Marketing industry. This one-stop shop offers contacts, advice, products, chat and events, and allows you to show your availability for work to all promotion and field marketing agencies in the UK !
- Industry news including job alerts
- Essential info and practical advice, for work and pleasure
- A directory of relevant services (from "getting to the job" to "managing your money")
- A comprehensive directory of over 200 promotion and field-marketing agencies (including phone numbers, addresses and web-links)
AVAILABLE FOR WORK?
Post your current availability on the real-time database, which is searchable
by ALL the promotion agencies! You can show when and where you are available over
the next seven days each time you log on, so you can fill those last minute gaps or
cancellations with work!
HUSH LOUNGE
You will also be able to access the exclusive Hush Lounge - a promo community
where you and your promo-friends will find invites to events, holidays and parties,
chat on our message board, or browse the fantastic offers and discounts specially
selected for you!
The oDesk Marketplace lets buyers search, interview and hire providers from across the globe. As a provider you can apply to job openings posted by buyers. Along with your profile, you can submit a cover letter explaining your qualifications. Also, you can wait for buyers to find your profile and invite you to interview.
If you qualify to become an oDesk Provider, you start by creating a Profile listing your experience, skills, education, and certified test scores and set your hourly rate. As you complete jobs for oDesk Buyers, your profile's work history will grow.
To prove your ability there are 113 Qualification Tests available. You can take any test for free, and can usually retake a test after 30 days. Each test takes around 40 minutes to complete.
Buyers typically interview several providers before making a decision. Interviews usually take place over instant messenger or VOIP. The interview gives buyers a convenient way to evaluate the skills of the provider, while giving the provider an opportunity to impress the buyer with their expertise. The interview is the right time to discuss relevant work samples, time estimates, daily schedules (what hours will you both be online), and availability (how many hours per week are required).
Areas covered include:- Web Development
- Audio / Video & Multimedia
- Software Development
- Networking & Information Systems
- Writing
- Graphic Arts & Design
- Administrative Support including data entry, research and bookkeeping
Find out more from oDesk
Contracted Work offer a huge range of projects up for tender to members. Sectors include:
- Web Design & Web Designers
- Software & Programmers
- Writing & Writers
- Graphic Design & Designers
- Administrative
- Business
- Legal
- Multimedia
- Construction & Engineering
- and more
Guru.com - This is an essential site for freelancers, with a huge resource of freelance work.
eLance.com Thousands of people from over 120 countries now use the eLance.com marketplaces.
Categories include:
- Accounting & Finance
- Administrative Support
- Business Strategy
- Graphic Design & Multimedia
- Legal
- Personal
- Software & Technology
- Web Design and Development
- Writing & Translation
- Translation
Whilst eLance is not free to join, you can see all the projects before joining, just cannot apply. The small monthly fee also limits the number of application for each job, thereby increasing your chances of getting work.
Scriptlance is another freelance project site where businesses post their custom requirements and invite bids from programmers. Over 100 projects posted daily.
http://www.fish4jobs.co.uk has a section on their job site for homeworkers, which when I last looked had 95 vacancies. This isn't as promising as it might sound as the company clearly don't vet the ads as many were blatant scams, mainly of the envelope filling type. Many others were commission only business opportunities but there were a few real vacancies amongst them.
http://www.hotrecruit.co.uk/ don't offer home based work but do offer an amazing range of full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal jobs including such jobs as; work with dolphins, theme park vacancies and much more.
Reed Employment - http://www.reed.co.uk
JobNext - Register with JobNext and win $5,000 CASH. Additionally, By joining MyJobNext for FREE, you can earn points and exchange for cash and prizes!
Jobsite UK - The original, award-winning UK job search and jobs by email service. Covers 35 industry sectors.
www.totaljobs.com - wide range of jobs found using keywords "home based"
Job Exchange - http://www.jobexchange.co.uk
http://www.jobs.co.uk/
- meta-search engine searches the UK's leading recruitment sites.Job Serve - A commercial job advertising site for the computer and IT field. Has the word 'telework' as a filter. http://www.jobserve.com
RecruitNet - The web site for the Guardian Newspaper's recruitment service. http://www.jobsunlimited.co.uk
http://www.teleworkwhere.com collects and catalogues telework advertisements already present on the web and hosts unpublished offers.
TeleWorkWhere also deals with spreading the culture of telework among companies and recruitment agencies.
Telecoms Jobs - wirelessmobile-jobsboard.com offers UK telecom jobs for professionals seeking careers with mobile & wireless skill sets. An ideal recruitment resource for expats seeking international mobile telecoms vacancies.
Job UK: Jobs board with vacancies in all sectors.Jobs in Ireland - Search leading jobs in Dublin, Ireland and Europe. Register for Irish Jobs by Email and award-winning careers, work and recruitment services from Jobsite. Searchable resume database.
NIjobs.com - All the top
jobs in Belfast and Northern Ireland
NIjobs.com is Northern Ireland's leading recruitment
web-site, providing an excellent platform since 2000, for job seekers to
find their dream job and for recruiters to find the right person for the
job.
For more regional job searches try ScottishJobs.com, WelshJobs.com or Northenglandjobs.com
http://www.overseasjobs.com - Sections for vacancies in many countries around the world. UK page has links to nearly 100 job sites around the country
Highland Telematics provides a management structure for self-employed teleworkers to work together on contracts. It is not easy for a single worker to find and persuade an employer to offer suitable work and to cost the work effectively to cover all expenses.
Highland Telematics can contact and negotiate with potential clients for larger contracts requiring a number of workers and provides the general administration required. Highland Telematics also provides advice, quality control, support and training.
If you would like to join their register of teleworkers and are based in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, visit their website at http://www.teleworking.co.uk
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