| Locating telecommuting friendly companies | | | | - Dell Computer - |
| Telecommuting, telework, home-based work programs, | | | | - Digital Equipment Corporation - |
| virtual work programs, job share, virtual employees, | | | | - Digital News - |
| virtual companies, virtual teams. What is all the hype | | | | - DuPont - |
| about working virtually? Are these companies with | | | | - Ernest & Young, L.L.P. - Ernst & Young, one |
| home-based programs or telework programs, | | | | of the world's leading professional services |
| legitimate? If so, how can you learn more? And, which | | | | organizations, helps companies across the globe to |
| telecommuting friendly companies should you keep a | | | | identify and capitalize on business opportunities. - |
| close watch on? | | | | - Eastman Kodak Company - |
| Do any of these questions sound familiar? Sure they | | | | - Edify Corp. - |
| do. According to a recent Consumer Survey | | | | - Electronics for Imaging, Inc. - Electronics For Imaging is |
| conducted by The Dieringer Research Group, The | | | | a leading edge, high-technology company, engineering, |
| number of employed Americans who performed any | | | | developing and selling "controller," "server," or "Raster |
| kind of work from home, with a frequency range from | | | | Image Processor" ("RIP") technology to connect high |
| as little as 1 day a year to full-time, grew from 41.3 | | | | bandwidth devices such as copiers, printers, and digital |
| million in 2003 to 44.4 million in 2004, a 7.5% growth | | | | presses to networks. - |
| rate. - Source: 2004 American Interactive Consumer | | | | - En Pointe Technologies - En Pointe Technologies, Inc. |
| Survey | | | | is a dynamic publicly traded e-procurement innovator |
| The group also stated in yet another survey, | | | | supplying products and services to large enterprise |
| Teleworkers who worked at home during business | | | | companies, including Fortune 500, educational |
| hours at least one day per month increased in the past | | | | institutions, and government agencies throughout the |
| year from 23.5 million to 24.1 million, a 2.6% increase. Of | | | | nation. - |
| that 24.1 million, 16.5 million are self employed, a 4.4% | | | | - Equitable Life Assurance - |
| increase over 2003. This 24.1 million represents 18.3 | | | | - Fannie Mae - |
| percent of employed adult Americans, nearly one-fifth | | | | - Fusion Staffing Services - |
| of the workforce. - Source: 2004 American Interactive | | | | - Gannett - Gannett Co., Inc. is a large diversified news |
| Consumer Survey | | | | and information company - |
| So, how do you locate these companies offering | | | | - Geico - |
| flexible work programs? I took a little trip on the world | | | | - General Electic Nuclear Energy - |
| wide web to do a little researching of my own and the | | | | - GTE - |
| first thing I noticed was that to conduct this type of | | | | - Hewlett-Packard - |
| research could take a person hours. So, if you're up to | | | | - Hello Direct, Inc. - |
| it, grab your favorite fruit juice and happy researching. | | | | - Honeywell - |
| However, if you prefer not to reinvent the wheel, | | | | - IBM - |
| below is a list of some of my findings. | | | | - Inktomi Corp. - Inktomi develops and markets scalable |
| For the most part, these companies either have or | | | | infrastructure software that is essential to the Internet. |
| intend to implement some form of flexible work | | | | - |
| program, either telework or home-base or who knows | | | | - Insignia Solutions, Inc. - Insignia Solutions was originally |
| they may call it some other name. The key is to learn | | | | founded in the UK in 1986 to develop technology that |
| who the companies are, begin your research about | | | | enabled users of non-Intel computers to run DOS and |
| the company; establish initial contact (this will most likely | | | | Windows applications. Leveraging its ten years of |
| be by email or with someone in Human Resources). | | | | success in developing and delivering PC virtual |
| Tip 1: be sure to have your resume in | | | | machines, Insignia shifted its focus in 1996 to provide |
| ready-for-submission status (in the wonderful event, | | | | Java-compatible virtual machine technologies for use in |
| you're asked to submit it). | | | | resource-constrained embedded devices. In November |
| Tip 2: create a telework contacts communication | | | | 1998, Insignia delivered beta versions of its |
| folder in both your email inbox and office filing system, | | | | groundbreaking Jeode? platform and Jeode |
| to keep track of who you contacted. | | | | Embedded Virtual Machine? (EVM?). The Jeode |
| It's very important to stay on top of this research once | | | | platform began shipping in production quantity in |
| you get a routine established, and finally, don't forget to | | | | September 1999 and has had a major impact in |
| follow-up. People (especially HR Managers) are | | | | speeding the deployment of Java technology to |
| inundated with resumes, emails, and phone calls all day, | | | | information appliances. More than 14 million runtime units |
| everyday. So to keep your name fresh in their mind, | | | | of the Jeode technology is currently contracted by |
| follow-up about 2 times a month and don't forget your | | | | major OEMs, operating systems suppliers and |
| manners, show your appreciation for their time by | | | | middleware providers. - |
| sending a hand-written "Thank You" note card (makes | | | | - Intel - |
| your thank you more personal). | | | | - Intellicorp, Inc. - |
| Now let's move on to the telecommuting friendly | | | | - Intracorp - Since 1970 we have developed and |
| companies list. Please let me know if you score an | | | | delivered high-impact health and productivity solutions |
| interview or even better a position with one of these | | | | for employers, third-party administrators, carriers and |
| companies. Wishing you all the best with your research | | | | managed care organizations. Today we're still |
| for telework! | | | | balancing cost savings with optimal medical outcomes |
| Telecommuting Friendly Companies National List A | | | | and participant satisfaction-delivering value to |
| through Z | | | | customers, and to their employees and plan |
| This listing is for informational purposes ONLY. The | | | | participants, by ensuring the right care in the right place |
| appearance of these companies in this listing Does | | | | at the right time. - |
| NOT mean that they have positions (telecommuting or | | | | - JCPenney - |
| non telecommuting) available. These are companies | | | | - JetBlue Airlines - Many of their reservation agents |
| which have a telecommute program, will have a | | | | work from home. Here is a link to a story done on |
| program or consider telecommuting on a per position | | | | JetBlue a few months back - - |
| basis. | | | | - John Hancock Insurance - |
| - Aetna Life Insurance - | | | | - LAM Research Corp. - is a leading supplier of wafer |
| - Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. - (NYSE:APD) is the | | | | fabrication equipment and services to the world's |
| world's only combined gases and chemicals company. | | | | semiconductor industry. In particular, Lam is a technical |
| - | | | | leader in etch products and expects similar |
| - American Airlines - | | | | acceptance for its Chemical Mechanical Planarization |
| - American Express - | | | | (CMP) product and applications. The Company also |
| - Allergan - Allergan, Inc. headquartered in Irvine, | | | | offers next generation solutions for CMP cleaning. - |
| California, is a technology-driven, global health care | | | | - Lanier Business Products - |
| company providing eye care and specialty | | | | - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - |
| pharmaceutical products worldwide. - | | | | - LINK Resources Corporation - Link Resources plays |
| - Allstate Insurance - | | | | a unique role in assisting clients develop and execute |
| - Alpine Access - a leading outsourcer of call center | | | | plans to transition their organizations and facilities. - |
| services using home-based customer service agents | | | | - LiveOps - is a virtual service representative (VSR) |
| working over the Internet. Alpine's customer base | | | | taking inbound calls/orders for infomercials, catalogs |
| includes: multi-channel catalog and national mass | | | | etc. LiveOps is the nation's largest domestic |
| market retailers, direct response TV marketers, and | | | | outsourced call center making exclusive use of |
| public sector agencies. Founded in 1998, Alpine has | | | | home-based operators (agents). - - |
| 3,000 home-based agents nationwide and is among | | | | - Macromedia Inc. - |
| the fastest-growing private companies in Colorado. - | | | | - Maxtor Corp. - |
| - Apple Computer - | | | | - MCI - |
| - Art & Logic - | | | | - McGraw Hill - |
| - Arthur Andersen Consulting - | | | | - Microsoft - |
| - AT&T - | | | | - Molecular Devices Corp. - |
| - Baxter Healthcare - | | | | - National Association of Insurance Commissioners - |
| - Bell South - | | | | - NEC Electronics, Inc. - |
| - Beneficial Corporation - | | | | - NewsBank - |
| - Berlitz Translation Services - Your single source for | | | | - Nike - |
| effective live and self-study language instruction, | | | | - Nortel (Northern Telecom) - |
| cross-cultural training, and lessons designed specifically | | | | - Oacis Healthcare Systems - |
| for children. - | | | | - Oak Technology, Inc. - |
| - Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maryland - | | | | - Octel Communications Corp. - |
| - CFW Communications - | | | | - Oracle Corp. - |
| - Chevron - | | | | - Pacific Bell - |
| - Cigna - | | | | - Peoplesoft, Inc. - |
| - Cincinnati Bell - | | | | - Philips C&P Division - |
| - CISCO Systems, Inc. - Their mission: Shape the | | | | - Quantum Corp. - |
| future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value | | | | - Raytheon Systems - |
| and opportunity for our customers, employees, | | | | - Remedy Corp. - |
| investors, and ecosystem partners. - | | | | - Sears, Roebuck & Co. - |
| - Citibank - | | | | - Share Data, Inc. - |
| - Compaq - | | | | - Siemens Business Communication Systems, Inc. - |
| - Creative Freelance - Freelancers can list their | | | | - Sprint - |
| backgrounds for free listings at this site. The Classified | | | | - Sun Microsystems - |
| Ads / Help Wanted section posts both freelance and | | | | - Symantec Corp. - Symantec, a world leader in |
| full-time jobs; it is open to all employers. The Talent | | | | Internet security technology, provides a broad range of |
| Search area provides targeted viewing of resumes | | | | content and network security solutions to individuals |
| and skills.- | | | | and enterprises. |
| - Creative Labs - | | | | |