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Career Trends: Increase in Remote and Part-time Workers

<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1840" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2009&sol;01&sol;WomanonLaptop-200x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"WomanonLaptop" width&equals;"200" height&equals;"300" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Working remotely is the dream for many people&period; Luckily&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s a growing trend with many companies looking for remote employees&period; Part-time work is also becoming more popular because it offers more flexibility and time for people to travel&comma; pursue hobbies or spend more time with family&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nearly <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;bls&period;gov&sol;news&period;release&sol;empsit&period;a&period;htm" saferedirecturl&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;url&quest;hl&equals;en&amp&semi;q&equals;http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;bls&period;gov&sol;news&period;release&sol;empsit&period;a&period;htm&amp&semi;source&equals;gmail&amp&semi;ust&equals;1468409467445000&amp&semi;usg&equals;AFQjCNHS&lowbar;M1I0TDL2eQgTncSISLHN9Lj&lowbar;A" class&equals;"broken&lowbar;link">one in five workers work part-time in the U&period;S<&sol;a>&period; and&comma; according to a survey by Intuit&comma; part-time work is expected to rise to 40 percent by 2020&period; To help job seekers interested in finding part-time remote jobs&comma; FlexJobs released a list of the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;flexjobs&period;com&sol;blog&sol;post&sol;top-25-companies-hiring-part-time-work-from-home-jobs&sol;">Top 35 Companies to Watch<&sol;a> for Part-Time Remote Jobs&period; Adjunct faculty&comma; editor image reviewer&comma; training specialist and project manager are just a few examples of positions that have been listed with these companies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics&comma; 62 percent of part time or freelance workers choose to work part-time&comma; despite the idea that most people work part-time because they can&&num;8217&semi;t find full-time work&period; FlexJobs found that <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;flexjobs&period;com&sol;blog&sol;post&sol;millennials-work-part-time-purpose-survey&sol;" data-saferedirecturl&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;url&quest;hl&equals;en&amp&semi;q&equals;https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;flexjobs&period;com&sol;blog&sol;post&sol;millennials-work-part-time-purpose-survey&sol;&amp&semi;source&equals;gmail&amp&semi;ust&equals;1468409467445000&amp&semi;usg&equals;AFQjCNHg38TAq9GFAjJf8Ey4tH6PKx0Zxw">millennials&comma; the largest generation in the workforce and vocal proponents of work flexibility&comma; want to work part-time<&sol;a> so they can spend quality time with loved ones&comma; pursue a creative passion and&sol;or travel&period; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;blog&period;recruitifi&period;com&sol;full-time-workers-increasingly-willing-to-work-part-time" saferedirecturl&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;url&quest;hl&equals;en&amp&semi;q&equals;http&colon;&sol;&sol;blog&period;recruitifi&period;com&sol;full-time-workers-increasingly-willing-to-work-part-time&amp&semi;source&equals;gmail&amp&semi;ust&equals;1468409467446000&amp&semi;usg&equals;AFQjCNGxNJ487E5CSJJiAXqEKj3TCB2bcw" class&equals;"broken&lowbar;link">A recent survey by RecruitFi<&sol;a> also found that individuals currently working full-time are increasingly likely to seek part-time work&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;FlexJobs experienced a 31 percent increase in the number of remote part-time jobs posted in our database from 2014 to 2015&comma; demonstrating this increased need from companies” said Sara Sutton Fell&comma; Founder and CEO of FlexJobs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Edmentum&comma; About&period;com and Appen were the top three companies with the highest number of part-time remote jobs posted in the first half of 2016&period; Companies of all sizes and across a variety of industries hire part-time remote workers&period; Education&comma; marketing and healthcare are top industries on this list&comma; but others such as travel and technology are also included&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>How can you find remote work while avoiding scams&quest; First&comma; use a list of legitimate companies that hire remotely &lpar;such as the one provided by Flexjobs&rpar;&period; Also&comma; look for <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;job-scam-red-flags&sol;">job scam red flags<&sol;a> such as little or no company information&comma; vague job descriptions&comma; and unrealistic salaries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Although working remotely and&sol;or part-time offers many advantages but it&&num;8217&semi;s still work and employers expect you to take your job seriously&period; 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