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Best Entry Level Telecommuting Jobs By Nell Taliercio There are many
telecommuting jobs available in the area of telephone customer service.
Compared to many positions, they are easier to get, because many of
them provide on-the-job-training and require little experience. Most
of theses companies offer flexible hours, and usually require between
a twelve and forty hour workweek. Some even offer benefits. Other
companies consider you an independent business owner or contractor.
When considering a telephone customer service job, you should have
a separate nphone line for business purposes, a headset phone and
possibly a high-speed internet connection (depending on the company,
some require this).There are two basic types of phone customer service
positions: inbound and outbound. If you have an inbound position,
you are waiting for calls to be transferred to you by the company
that are initiated by the customer. In outbound service, you are given
a list of customers to call. These are pre-existing customers,
instead of cold calling.Alpine Access is one company that hires
inbound customer service employees. They provide customer service
via phone, e-mail and chats. They require any prospective employees
to have high speed internet, a landline and a phone with a headset.
They do pay every two weeks (average of $9 an hour) by direct deposit
and offer benefits after three months. They are only hiring in a
few states, despite being a telecommuting position, so be sure to
check if the opportunity is available in your state.Customer Loyalty
Concepts hires outbound phone customer service employees. They focus
on two main types of business:
newspaper subscriptions (renewals) and business-to-business sales,
with the goal of increasing the client base. They require employees
to have unlimited long distance phone service, but provide training
(they have a special dialing system so the calls don’t go on your
bill). They pay every other week by check or direct deposit (direct
deposit available after 90 days). They do provide paid training,
starting at $7 an hour, with the potential to make $11 an hour.
CLC does not currently hire in all states, but they do not list
all the states in which they do hire.Liveops is in inbound customer
service job, but you are considered an independent agent or business
owner, as opposed to an employee. As a Liveop agent, Click
here for the rest.unities
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