Not Qualified?

United States
September 19, 2007 8:56am CST
I've been looking for an online job for several months. Most of the real jobs are call center type jobs. Most of the data entry are scams. I figured it would not be too hard to find a good part time gig making $100-$200 a week. I have to laugh to keep from screaming though in my quest. It seems that two things happen I either never hear from the company or I am told I do no have the minimum qualifications. Ok, just how qualified does a person have to be to answer the phone? It is almost funny. Then a lot of them require a candidate to have Microsoft Office. That is an expensive program. I wonder why they wont consider the open source program by Sun Microsystems OpenOffice which is the same thing and it is free? I must be crazy.
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anandmehala
@anandmehala (20)
• India
20 Sep 07
Hi , Ive gone thru your flows , Now a days no one will give you the online jobs for free , bcoz the BPO's , KPO's and DPO's were increased and they were spreaded like worms in all over the cities even in small rural villeges also, so the people handiling the online site r stumbled and what they r to do is to give an attractive add in an popular search engine and they wont mention any thing abt the payment which we should to do first, there will not be any proper identification for that kind of payment ........ then they will scroll and run awayyy.
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jillmalitz
@jillmalitz (5131)
• United States
20 Sep 07
Yeah there are a lot of things out there that promise money but it is not all they promise. I have looked at, for example, call center works. Some pay as if you were an employee. Some pay by number of calls you get. No calls no money. Others are real and good companies but you have to have special programs like Microsoft Office Suite which is an expensive program. I can never get an answer from them because there is a free program which is the same thing. I dont want to spend nearly $200 and not get a job. And some will say you are not qualified but wont tell you why you are not qualified.
peaceful202270
@peaceful (3294)
• United States
19 Sep 07
The stuff that people have to go through to get an online job is almost ridiculous these days, but better times are coming... Companies are beginning to see the value of hiring Virtual Assistants- either contractors or employees who work through V/A companies- see job listings and/or start-up business advice here: http://www.virtualassistantbusiness.com Also free employment services are beginning to add more online work-from-home employers to their client base- jobs that match your requirements will be sent to your email: http://www.tinyurl.com/profk Vera Fast is a company that has a good reputation- they hire Customer Reps who work from home and they charge no fees: http://verafast.net/job_opportunities.htm Home With The Kids-also has a good reputation and you will get supportive information from people just like you, it's also free: http://www.homewiththekids.com/work-at-home/ And here's a listing of phone-from-home jobs from Work At Home Truth: http://www.workathometruth.com/work-at-home-phone-jobs.php My business is to help people find jobs,and I'm very much against all the scams out there- I do my homework, so that people can benefit from my findings. I very much hope that the links above will help you get a clear focus as to what's really out there- in addition, my advice is to contact your local or state government Human resource divisions- governments are starting to hire administrative assistants who work from home... Have a great day, and i wish you the very best in your search! :) Here's a little inspiration to get you going: http://www.Jill.youaremighty.com Cheers! :)
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jillmalitz
@jillmalitz (5131)
• United States
19 Sep 07
Thanks a bunch! You are very encouraging. I will check out the info. I agree that more and more businesses are going this way. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks again for your help.