Successful Flexer Series Finding a Full-Time Telecommuting Job

Successful Flexer Series Finding a Full-Time Telecommuting JobSuccessful Flexer Series Finding a Full-Time Telecommuting Jobwork-at-home job first to supplement my reduced income, and eventually a new full-time career. says Nadia.Keep reading to learn more about Nadia and her new job as a telecommuting interpreterSo, Nadia signed up for in the spring of 2010 hoping to find a part-time telecommuting job. After only a few months of searching, Nadia found the perfect fit a one-year contract working as a part-time Ads Quality Rater for Google Ads, through WorkForceLogic. Nadia is a native of France and was able to put her fluency in French and English to good use by reporting and tracking the visual quality and content accuracy of Google advertisements, and examining text, web pages, images, and other types of information. I was able to work in the evenings and weekends on these projects, keep my day job, and continue to look for a full-time telecommuting job. she says.Because Nadia ha d signed up for a year-long membership to , she was able to keep searching for jobs, and in the fall of 2010, she was hired by Language Line as a French Telephone Interpreter. Working from her home office, Nadia answers in-bound calls from a variety of clients who work with Language Line for interpretation services. Nadia admits, A few years ago, I never would have considered a telecommuting job because I love to be around people and work as part of a team. But because I interact with people all day long, from places like Africa, Europe, and North America, I love it. Whats a typical day like for Nadia? It turns out, anything but typical. I work 900 am to 530 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday and I have scheduled breaks. Throughout the day, calls come in from Language Line clients from industries like finance, travel and tourism, government, hospitals, and 911 call centers. All I need is my land-line phone and a computer, and I can assist people from financial professionals work ing in the stock market to doctors discussing rare conditions with their patients. Sometimes I use the internet to research the correct vocabulary because the industry jargon is so varied. Every day is different and exciting.In terms of starting a family, Nadia says that telecommuting will allow her to stay at home to be close to her child. Nadia likes the idea of having a job that can travel with her, too. My husband is applying for Ph.D programs for next year, so in case we need to move, I can take this job with me. It allows him to expand his applications to more places to better his chances of being accepted.Flexible work is important to Nadia for so many of the same reasons that we all know. Because I live up in the mountains, where you cant even see another house in the area, commuting was too expensive with gas prices and the wear and tear on my car. Now, I am home every day while communicating with hundreds of people from all over the world.ur sincere congratulations and tha nks to Nadia for sharing her story with the community. We hope stories like Nadias inspire other job seekers to find their own ideal flexible job. Stay tuned for the next installment of Successful Flexers, and if you are a Successful Flexer yourself, please contact us if youd like to share your story