Want to telecommute? Do your homework
Fri, 06/03/2011 - 01:11 — scottg
As seen in the USA Today Weekend
May 1, 2011
Think you'd work more efficiently from home? Here are some tips for developing a telecommuting proposal:
Dissect your work.
Make sure your job is suited for telecommuting. “Phone- and-a-computer work can usually be done anywhere,” says Debra Schwartz of Honest Tea, a company that employs a 60% telecommuting workforce. “A receptionist for a doctor's office can't telecommute.”
Outline job goals.
By setting milestones, your employer can gauge success or failure. “Try a probationary period,” says Mollie Cartwright-Smith, a software saleswoman who telecommutes.
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