AboutLeslie Truex Expertise I can answer questions on how to find a work-at-home job online or off including the best sites for finding jobs, how approach an employer about working at home, and other methods for creating a work-at-home job. I can also answer questions about current trends in telecommuting, how to establish a telecommuting program in a company, and how to maximize productivity while working at home.
Experience I have telecommuted as a social worker, writer, web designer and online researcher. I have provided work-at-home job announcements and tips online since 1998 at my site WorkAtHomeSuccess.com. I am the author of Jobs At Home: A Complete Guide to Finding or Creating a Work-At-Home and of the soon to be published The Pajama Mama Guide to Online Employment.
Publications My articles have appeared in various work-at-home and stay-at-home e-zines and web site.
Education/Credentials I have a BA in Psychology and a Masters in Social Work.
Awards and Honors Work-At-Home Success has been recognized and received several awards from various online resources.
Expert: Leslie Truex Date: 3/6/2007 Subject: possible work at home scam
Question I can do all those things which is what I've said in the previous e-mail and I have been unsuccessful in finding anything. I have a very professional resume which an expert on your panel has helped me formulate and still have been unsuccessful. I've seen everything your site has to offer. The problem is you can't put in the job search field "telecommute" or "work at home" or all you find are scams or bogus jobs. I need to find real job offers and every other website about work at home deals says not to pay a work at home job search site. So that's where I'm confused about where to look. Because all the scams know you're going to look at the "telecommute or work at home" searches. There needs to be another search word for legite jobs.
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A work at home offer has presented itself as an overseas company who needs someone here in the u.s. to collect monies as a bookeeper into my own bank account, collect 10% from the collected monies for myself as fees in the form of checks, money orders, etc., then forward on to london in the form of pounds. They say they are having trouble collecting from their u.s. customers in the form of u.s. money and converting to european money.
Now, I have pulled up what I belelived to be their credit report if it is truely them ( I would call them directly from the credit report number), but I have been offered this exact situation once before. Either it is a scam which is why I've seen it before, or they do truely have trouble converting, but I don't see why they would with today's banks. Beleive me, I desperately need a work at home job because of my disability and am hitting brick walls for months now. It this a scam, do you have a suggestion? I have joined your website and struck out for months and if I don't find something quick, I lose my house. I can do almost anything except computer software.
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Hi Cynthia,
This is a scam!!! Don't fall for it. Legitimate companies NEVER have to use your personal account to do business. If they can't take money from customers, how can they take it from you? Too many people are losing thousands to these payment processing scams.
If you want to work at home, you need to think in terms of "work". You won't just sign up and start making money at home. People who work at home do jobs such as writing, research, virtual assistant, accounting, etc.
To start, focus on what you can do. What are your skills and experiences? What jobs could use those skills? Use job search sites to find jobs. Create a professional resume.
Answer Hi Cynthia,
I'm not sure what to tell you. I find 100's of jobs every week using keywords like "telecommute" "work at home" "contract work" etc. I search on Careerbuilder, Craigslist and other sites on the page I sent to you.
As far as paying, the rule is that you don't pay to get hired. So if someone says, "For $20 you can work for me," that's a scam. However, there are many great services to help you find work that do require a fee, but these services don't guarantee you a job. You should also avoid any that say you can stuff envelopes or assemble crafts. Each week I find many really good jobs at HomeJobStop and others listed at http://www.workathomesuccess.com/work-from-home-job-search.html
Here is a sample of jobs I found last week. You can use the right hand navigation to link on old newsletters with jobs to see other examples (note that jobs listed in old newsletters may not be available anymore). Scroll down to find the jobs. http://www.workathomesuccess.com/wahsnews30207.html
