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Available Flexible Jobs Continue to Increase (June 5, 2012) Last month, FlexJobs, the leading job service for finding flexible employment such as telecommuting, part-time and other flexible positions, saw an increase in open positions. "For companies that may be on the fence about hiring, telecommuting jobs can provide big benefits such as a way to hire new employees and save on costs like overhead and real estate," said Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of FlexJobs. "This may explain why in a down market, FlexJobs continues to see an increase in open positions. According to the Flexible Index Report for May 2012, the career fields with the largest amount of open positions were:
2. Administrative 3. Customer Service 4. Education & Training 5. Sales
2. Management up 21.35% 3. Research up 17.48% 4. Web & Software Dev up 13.39% 5. Medical & Health up up 10.65% FlexJobs Trends Report tracks the availability and variety in the employment market for telecommuting, part-time, and other flexible jobs, and provides reliable data on top career fields that offer work flexibility. Data includes positions listed on the site directly by employers as well as jobs found by FlexJobs trained staff of researchers who scour hundreds of online sources, including industry blogs, employer websites, job boards, job feeds, and more. Only professional jobs that can both be confirmed as legitimate and as having some kind of work flexibility (telecommuting, part-time or flexible schedule, or freelance contracts) are included in FlexJobs job database. The Flexible Job Index can be viewed by visiting http://www.flexjobs.com/trends. Top 25 Flexible Jobs:
Accounting & Finance Administrative Advertising & PR Art & Creative Bilingual Computer & IT Consulting Customer Service Education & Training Engineering Graphic Design Human Services Insurance Internet & Ecommerce Marketing Medical & Health Nonprofit & Philanthropy Other Project Management Research Sales Web & Software Dev Web Design Writing Where Do You Find Flexible Jobs? About FlexJobs FlexJobs is the leading online service for hand-screened, flexible jobs. FlexJobs gives job seekers an ad-free way to find legitimate jobs quickly, easily, and safely. A proud member of the Better Business Bureau, FlexJobs skilled research team provides quality job leads in over 50 career categories, ranging from entry-level to executive, freelance to full-time. FlexJobs is a green, carbon-balanced company which is leading the way to the future of work by promoting telecommuting and flexible jobs that allow people to enjoy work and life in environmentally sustainable ways. To find out more about FlexJobs, visit http://www.flexjobs.com. Permalink . - . Todays Bugler . - . Email this article . - . Readership Feedback
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