I get requests from new candidates (on a regular basis) to find them a position where they can telecommute.
Wouldn’t almost everyone love to do that?!
But... while it is much more a reality today than it was just a year ago, still only 18% of employers allow it.
While I don’t have the statistics to support it, my consensus is that for those that are in this 18% category, the majority are either allowing it for long-term employees that have proven that they can work independently and be trusted, and that the only newly hired ones given the privilege are for positions that are typically not “in-office” jobs in the first place.
For those of you that don’t fall into either of the above categories, all is not lost.
The trend-line is moving up dramatically in your favor, and in a few short years to come my consensus may be outdated.
Harvey Dorland
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