Does anyone know of any LEGITIMATE careers (besides sales or any type of MLM) where I could work from home?

I've been working as a recruiter for a while, and although it's fincially rewarding, I'm tired of the office "grind" and I don't want to be in telephone sales or sales of any kind including any type of pyramid or MLM situation because I'm burned out. I would like to learn a skill and have a legitimate career (such as desktop publishing, art, fitness and personal training, etc). that doesn't take years and years to learn. I have done some research but haven't quite found anything that is a good fit. Can anyone share with me their own experiences and offer me some suggestions? Thanks!

I'm not looking to stay in the recruiting industry, as I want to get out of sales.

you could be a self employed recruiter

The overwhelming majority of work-at-home schemes are exactly that - schemes to part you from your money.

Have you tried talking to your employer to let you work from home, and come into the office perhaps once a week?

Maybe you have to increase it to twice a week at first, then cut back as they begin to see that you have the responsibility to work remotely.

You probably have to take a significant pay cut, but it allows you to do what you are good at, it is a good plan for your employer, and best of all -- its a legitimate work-at-home job.

Good Luck

Try classified ad sites like http://www.webcosmo.com
Also you may wanna post your resume there. Its free.

I have personally been doing a bit of research on work from home companies for about 4 1/2 months now and i"ve run into quite a few good companies that you can do in your spare time and earn a stable income.People who work for these companies generally are college students, stay at home moms, retired persons, people looking for a second or third income. I have been scammed by a few companies as well I have all information posted on my blog for people looking to work from home I also have a list of companies to watch for. Most people think that if they charge a fee then its a scam but my research has proven to differ. Believe it or not most of the scams that I've been through were free to join you can view more info here
work4ufromhome.blogspot.com

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