Lots of people are looking for jobs where they can work from home. There are differences between work-from-home, telework and telecommute. Here’s a brief rundown.
Work from home – This can include telecommuters, but is often self-employed individuals who have a home office. This category includes individuals with a consultant business and those who sell products, such as Tupperware, Arbonne, and Mary Kay.
Telework – This category can include telecommuters, as telework means replacing commuting with telecommunications links. While telework includes working from a home office it also includes working at a telework center – which is a location closer to home than the office but a place where others, who are not necessarily colleagues, might also work.
Telecommuting – In general this is referred to as being linked to your company’s communications systems and working from home either full or part-time. While telecommuting is also “work-from-home’, the understanding is that “work-from-home” is not telecommuting, as you are not connected to a company’s system.
These definitions are guidelines, and can be confusing. You can read more about the differences and similarities in this post.
Telecommuting Resources
Telework
Future of Work
American Telecommuting Association
Job Hunting:
LinkedIn – set up an account and start networking! Lots of job postings here, occasionally telecommuting
Odesk.com – outsourcing for freelance technical positions
