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• Sample Teleworker Self-Assessment (Office of Planning & Budget, Georgia)
• Telecommuter Self-Assessment (ALLearnatives.com)
• Is Telework for You? (US Department of State)
• Telework Self-Assessment (Georgia Department of Technical & Adult Education)
• Telework Self-Assessment (Washington State University)
• Are you a candidate for telework? (Arizona Department of Administration)
• Are you ready to work from home? (iVillage)
• Are you ready to telecommute? (Workaholics4hire)
  
• Are you ready to work from home? (Good Morning America)
• Are you ready to work from home? (HealthForums.com)
• Telework Job Suitability Test (JALA International)
  

Convincing your employer: telework proposals, memos & information to help set up a telecommuting arrangement with our employer

• Sample documents for employees (Commuter Challenge)
• Proposal to Boss Toolkit (Valley Metro)
• Telework Resources (The Clean Air Campaign)
• Telework Proposal Pointers (So You Want to Telecommute)
• Resources for Writing a Telework Proposal (Judy Wolf)
• Telecommuting: The Pitch (CNN Money)
• Tips for Convincing Your Employer to Let You Telework (Commuter Connections)
• Sample Telecommute Proposal
  
• Making Your Case for Telecommuting: How to Convince the Boss (Quint Careers)
• Sample Telecommuting Proposal (University of Texas, Houston)
• Sample Telecommuting Agreement (University of Texas, Houston)
• Convincing Your Boss (Judy Wolf)
• Telecommuting proposal - how many days should you ask for? (Blue Suit Mom)
• Telework Proposal Writing: Dependent Care (WorkOptions.com)
• Telecommuting, Establishing the Process (New Horizons Unlimited)
• Make a Case for Telecommute Guide (ALLearnatives)
  

Tools That Help Make Distance Disappear

• GoToWebinar - Web Events and Online Meetings Made Easy
  
• Stop Missing Important Calls While Online! Only $3.95 Per Month After 30 Day Trial!
• FREE Notecards from VistaPrint.com! - Free Business Cards too!
  
• Access Your PC from Anywhere - Free Trial plus $10 Off!
  
• GoDaddy.com Hosting Plans - (we highly recommend this service)
• GoToMeeting: Free Trial + $10 Off!
• Skype - Internet Telephone
• FreeConferenceCall.com
  

Telework Organizations & Groups

• The Telework Coalition
• The Telework Consortium
• The Telework Advisory Group
• The Telework Collaborative
• Future of Work
• The Telework Exchange
• Telecommute Connecticut!
• The American Telecommuting Association
• Canadian Telework Association
• Euro-Telework
• Japan Telework Association
• Argentine Association of Teleworkers
• TeleOffice - Brazil
• TeleworkTools.org
  

Telework-Friendly Companies
The companies on this list have a history of offering telecommuting and other flexible work arrangements. However, please DO NOT assume that just because a company appears on this list that they have current openings for home-based workers. Always take the time to visit their corporate Web site and review their current opportunities.

Please DO NOT write the Human Resources department to ask if they have telework openings. If/when there are such openings, they will post them along with the on-site positions.

Aetna Life Insurance Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Allergan Allstate Insurance American Airlines American Express Apple Computer Art & Logic AT&T Bank of America Baxter Healthcare Beneficial Corporation Berlitz Translation Services Blue Cross/Blue Shield Bookminders, Inc. Chevron Cigna Cincinnati Bell CISCO Systems, Inc. Citibank Compaq Creative Freelancers Creative Labs Dell Computer Delta Airlines Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. Digital Equipment Corporation Digital News DuPont Ernest & Young, LLP Eastman Kodak Company En Pointe Technologies Equitable Life Assurance Fannie Mae Gannett Geico General Electic Nuclear Energy Hartford Financial Services Group Hello Direct, Inc. Hewlett-Packard Honeywell Household International H&R Block IBM Implicit Inc. Inktomi Corp.

Insignia Solutions, Inc. Intel IntelliCare (Telephonic RN) Intracorp JCPenney John Hancock Insurance LAM Research Corp. Lanier Business Products Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lehman Brothers LINK Resources Corporation Lumisys, Inc. Macromedia Inc. Manpower Maxtor Corp. Maytag MCI McGraw Hill Merrill Lynch Microsoft Molecular Devices Corp. Motorola NEC Electronics, Inc. Netscape Communications NewsBank Nike Nortel Networks Oracle PC Week Philips C&P Division Proxim Quantum Corp. Raytheon Systems Remedy Corp Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. Sears, Roebuck & Co. Siemens Business Communication Systems, Inc. Sprint Sun Microsystems Symantec Corp. Texas Instruments United Press International Verifone, Inc. Xerox Xyratex

Helpful Links & Articles

• Commuter Challenge
  
• VirtualWorks!
  
• Staying Fit No Matter Where You Work (About.com)
• So You Want to Work from Home Sweet Home (Wall Street Journal)
  
• Resume Tips for Teleworkers (WSTM.com)
• eHealthInsurance offers the largest selection of health plans. Compare & Apply Online, Free instant quotes, Best prices, and Live help!

Recommended Reading

• Telecommuting Success: A Practical Guide for Staying in the Loop While Working Away from the Office - Michael J. Dziak, Gil Gordon, and Michael J. Dziak
• Telework People: How To Make Money And Get Your Life Back By Working Online - Alexis Bellido
• Dot Calm : The Search for Sanity in a Wired World - Debra A. Dinnocenzo and Richard B. Swegan
  
• Telecommuting for Dummies - Minda Zetlin
• The Co-Workplace: Teleworking in the Neighbourhood - Laura Johnson