Is your “corner office” located in your own home? For many, working at home or even across the globe from the brick and mortar location is the norm. This type of work goes by many names, a few include: telecommuting, remote work, or virtual work, etc. First, let’s define the term. According to Wikipedia, Telecommuting: is […]
It truly takes a unique type of employee to excel in a virtual work environment. While an individual may thrive in a particular role in an office, the temptation of a television, pets, and household chores can cause them to get off task quickly when they work from home every day. For this reason, a […]
A recent study by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 63% of companies allowed employees to occasionally work from home in 2012. Currently, 34 million Americans often work from home and it is expected that this number will increase to 63 million by the year 2016. Spark Hire’s recently launched whitepaper was created […]