Released on = October 16, 2006, 5:22 pm

Press Release Author = Leslie Truex

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = While telecommuting shows a steady rise, so does the number
of people falling victim to work-at-home scams particularly on the Internet. A new
online resource provides reviews of work-at-home job information and resources found
online.

Press Release Body = FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Palmyra, VA - Of 135.4 million American workers, 45.1 million worked from home at
least part of the time in 2005 according to research conducted for ITAC by The
Dieringer Research Group as part of Dieringer\'s 2005 American Interactive Consumer
Survey. However, while telecommuting shows a steady rise, so does the number of
people falling victim to work-at-home scams particularly on the Internet. Between
2004 and 2005, Internet scam reports rose 12% according to the National Consumers
League (NCL).

Fortunately, telecommuting wannabes now have a new resource they can check before
embarking on a work-at-home job search. Work-At-Home Jobs Reviewed
http://www.work-at-home-jobs-reviewed.com launched in June 2006 provides
telecommuting information and reviews on many resources future telecommuters can use
to guide their work-at-home job search.

\"The difficulty people have in finding legitimate work from home jobs,\" reports
Leslie Truex, the owner of Work-At-Home-Jobs Reviewed and a veteran telecommuter,
\"is that they don\'t understand telecommuting so they don\'t look for the right jobs
in the right places.\"

Truex says that many people go online or search classified ads for \"easy\" jobs that
simply require signing up such as typing, data entry or envelope stuffing. \"If
people would take a second to think, \'Have I ever met anyone making money envelope
stuffing?\' they might reconsider. After all, if it is so lucrative, surely you\'d
meet one person doing it.\" Truex admits there are some legitimate typing and data
entry jobs done from home, but she is quick to clarify that those employees first
passed an interview process that likely included a typing test. \"You won\'t ever just
sign up for a work at home job. Work-at-home jobs are like traditional jobs in that
employers are looking for qualified and experienced people to fill a specific job.
The process of getting a work-at-home job is the same; resume, interview, hire.\"

Truex, who has been working from home and online since 1998 and wrote Jobs At Home:
A Complete Guide to Finding and Creating a Work-At-Home Job, created Work-At-Home
Jobs Reviewed to help people learn about telecommuting and guide them in the right
direction. \"When you understand what types of jobs are most suited to telecommuting,
what companies use telecommuters and why, and where these companies post their jobs,
you can find these jobs and avoid scams.\"

Truex offers three important rules to finding a work-at-home job:

1) Know what skills and experiences you have to offer an employer and do your job
search based on how those skills match job descriptions.
2) Prepare a professional resume and make sure all written and phone communication
is professional. I\'m always surprised when I get an email that says, \"i\'m desperate
to work at home. i can type.\" This note does not exude confidence, professionalism
or a basic knowledge of writing.
3) Never, ever pay money to get hired. It is okay to invest in job search services
such as resume writing or to access a quality job database, but legitimate employers
NEVER charge you for anything; not to process paperwork, not to cover their
expenses, nothing!

You can learn more about telecommuting and sign up for Truex\'s free newsletter by
visiting http://www.work-at-home-jobs-reviewed.com

Web Site = http://www.work-at-home-jobs-reviewed.com

Contact Details = Leslie Truex
http://www.work-at-home-jobs-reviewed.com
success@workathomesuccess.com