There are three work arrangement categories for teleworkers: full, partial, and situational.  When seeking out a teleworker for an open position, you’ll be best off clarifying the type of telework arrangement the position will require.

Full (100%) Telework Job Opportunities

Full telework arrangement

Most people looking for telework want telework job opportunities that are “full telework” arrangements.  This means the employee works remotely 100 percent of the time.  These employees usually work from home, a coworking location, the corner coffee shop, or anywhere with wifi access. Full-time teleworkers might occasionally make a trip to the office for large in-office meetings or training.  Freelancers and contractors generally expect a full telework work arrangement.

When posting your telework job on Telesaur, you would select “100% anywhere” to describe such a position.

Partial Telework Job Opportunities

Partial telework arrangement

When you label your job opportunity as partial telework, this means that candidates should expect to come into the office at least once a week.  Generally, partial telework work arrangements consist of a regular schedule for being in and out of the office (ie. three days out, two days in).  However, this can also describe job opportunities that only permit a handful of telework days per month (often seen in federal agencies).  Be sure to clarify the exact telework schedule when you describe the position.  Unless you plan to rack up frequent flyer miles, partial telework job opportunities usually require candidates to live or move near the office location.

When posting your telework job on Telesaur, you would select “Partial telework” to describe such a position.

Situational Telework Job Opportunities

Situational telework arrangement

Work arrangements that only include situational telework are usually not described as “telework jobs.”  Situational telework is a business continuity tool. When unpredicted events like hurricanes, earthquakes, blizzards, and swine flu pandemics occur, businesses are forced to shut down unless they have a telework plan in place.  A great example of telework in action was in response to Japan’s earthquake and tsunami disaster.  Many businesses close to nuclear power plant damage moved their operations to neighboring cities.  Some professionals worked from home while others utilized hoteling.

Situational telework is gaining traction, especially among federal agencies looking to avoid downtime.  Businesses bypass potential revenue loss as well.

While Telesaur encourages and applauds situational telework as a step in the right direction, if your job opportunity does not also include a full or partial telework work arrangement, your opportunity is more suitable for other job sites.

Do you need to hire a teleworker? Post your job at Telesaur today!  Creating an account is free and fast!