SCAMS

Upon researching some companies, I was quite shocked to find a huge amount of scams out there. Everyone knows that the internet is full of "get rich quick scams" and "work from home 10 hours a week earning $20,000 a month" scams. However, I couldn't find any, well besides Avon and the like, honest telecommuting career oppotunities through Google.

So I searched through Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com to find IT or Telecommuting positions. Every advertisement shows the same types of pictures--a woman playing in the yard with her kids; a luxury car in the driveway of a mansion; a laptop computer off to the side of a happy couple; a man hugging his child in front of a computer. How idealistic.

The job posting are always vague, don't tell the product or service produced by the company, or even the company name for that matter. I entered my information on two of the postings to see if I could get some concrete facts into what the company actually was. But no. All I received was a check "yes or no box" in acceptance of a fee for them to send you information.

I draw the line there. Scammers.

According to the textbook (www.prenhall.com/robbins) used in one of my classes, 10% of the workforce works out of their home. That does't even include those in business for themselves.

Where are these jobs and how to you get them if you can't even locate them?