As a single Mom who wanted a substantial paycheck and the flexibility to manage my priorities, Executive Recruiting was the perfect job for me for over a decade. Executive Recruiters match employers, who agree to pay their recruiting fee, with great candidates who fit the employers’ list of requirements. Today many Recruiters not only work from home but never meet their clients or candidates face to face.

With the Internet, a phone, and an office where one can work for several hours without interruption, recruiting offers a fantastic return on your investment of time and focused effort. You can work locally, nationally, or internationally with ease. Recruiting has several components and if you don’t like one aspect, you can always partner up with another Recruiter who excels at what you prefer to hand off. Splits are part of life in the recruiting world and benefit all parties. When we work at what we do well our job is more fun and we are more efficient, as a rule.

What qualities make a successful Recruiter? There are many qualities a good Recruiter needs and I’ll state a few in random order. A professional demeanor, confidence, maturity, and the ability to complete tasks on a daily basis. Self direction, the ability to make decisions, and a background that includes experience working in a particular industry are all advantages. If you know how an industry works already, you’ll be able to make plans easily when it comes to deciding who to talk with in a company. You’ll understand the industry jargon and the needs and desires of your clients.

Once a Recruiter learns the fundamentals of how placements are made, she can switch industries easily. The mechanics of how placements are made always follow the same process. What changes from industry to industry are the verbal terms commonly used and responsibilities of different positions.

If you enjoy talking with people and develop good listening skills you can excel. Those who follow the recruitment process and work 3 – 6 hours a day, as if their livelihood depended on it (joking but true) are rewarded with consistent, big fat paychecks and a life they can manage in the way that’s ideal for their hectic schedule. If working as a Recruiter sounds appealing, the first step is to get some training in how the process works. Don’t try to wing it when it comes to managing a placement because there are countless situations that can foil a positive outcome for inexperienced recruiters. When a deal fails no one wins. With training you can create powerful, consistent results as an effective Recruiter.

Making money online working from home is what you want to do. There has to be a way that you can use your computer and turn your time into productive use. Take a look at what you already know how to do and see if you can do it from home.

Working From Home – Programmer

There are a lot of new programming languages and programs that are being developed. Blogging is popular and you can turn your knowledge of programming into an opportunity. If you know programming languages like php and mysql you can leverage this knowledge by creating plugins for blogging platforms like WordPress. You can start writing your own software scripts and offering them for sale. You can also look to online job boards for people needing programming work done. Software is always going to be an important business. When new devices are made it opens the door for new software and programming opportunities. Think about learning how to program for devices like the apple iPhone and iPad. You might be sitting on an idea for a great iPhone app. This is something that you can do from home.

Working From Home – Article Writer

Blogs are being created all the time but the real secret is that it takes a lot to keep a blog going. You need to have fresh content to keep people interested in the site. Build your writing skills by starting a blog. Find something that you have a passion for and start creating some quality web content. You can write from your home computer. Blogging is something that you can do on the go or from home. Learn about search engine optimization and how you can use it in your writing. Optimize your blog post titles with keywords that people are searching for and create compelling content that gets people coming back to your site again and again.

Working From Home – Consultant

You know a lot of information and somebody else can benefit from your knowledge. Become a consultant. There are plenty of books on the subject of how to become a consultant. You can do a lot of your consulting work from home. You can write articles, make audio podcasts, write short ebooks, record videos and develop websites on your chosen consulting topic.

Working From Home – Affiliate Marketer / Internet Marketer

The internet is based on information and new products and services are being introduced constantly. Use your skills and abilities to attract web traffic. Marketing on the internet is constant. Use the internet to sell products and services. You know how to use social media and web 2.0 to get information out about products and services. This can be done from home. You can join affiliate networks and promote products or you can start developing your own information products and sell them online.