Telecommuting Position

Most employers won't start off full time at home, but will be open to increasing the days at home after a review period.

In order to approach this you need to have a plan. You need to have your research done on why telecommuting benefits the employer not the benefit of telecommuting for you. Although you can have a few things outlined of how it benefits you, but be sure to state a benefit to you as how it will also benefit them.

You need to be ready to answer tough questions the employer may have, you need to be flexible. If the only want to start with one day a week at home, or just afternoons then you need to take what they offer. Maybe suggest a 90 day review period and at the end of that 90 days if its working for you and them, ask for more days at home. 

There are many things you need to be ready for and the following resources will help you with this task: 
 

Proposal Form -

• Telecommuting Proposal - Would you like to propose a telecommuting option to an employer?  You simply copy and paste the form into a word document and fill in the blanks with your information, then print it out and take it into your employer. Feel free to add more or take away some parts of this form to fit your needs.

Approaching an Employer 101:

• Telecommuting Employer - 5 Steps to Approaching your Current Employer about Telecommuting
• Moms Telecommuting - Did you know that you have an untapped source of revenue at your very fingertips? It's true, but there's no need to look too far for it because that source of revenue is you!

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