Businesses That Hire Telecommuters

This is a list of companies that have either formal or informal telecommuting programs in use.

Important: Please Note

The companies listed here are "telecommuter friendly", but they may not have positions available at this time. They also may not have positions that match your skill set. Check with the company to see what may be available and when applications can be made.

Sending your resume to companies that have no positions available or no positions matching your skill level is not wise. Companies do not wish to receive mass quantities of resumes when they have no positions available or from individuals not qualified. Please keep that in mind when investigating what positions a company has available. This list is provided as a reference only.

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Aetna Life Insurance - http://www.aetna.com

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. - http://www.airproducts.com

American Airlines - http://www.aa.com

American Express - http://www.americanexpress.com

Ameritech - http://www.ameritech.com

Allergan - http://www.allergan.com

Allstate Insurance - http://www.allstate.com

Apple Computer - http://www.apple.com

Art & Logic - http://www.artlogic.com

Arthur Andersen Consulting - http://www.arthurandersen.com

Ascend Communications, Inc. - http://www.ascend.com

AT&T - http://www.att.com

B

Bank of America - http://www.bofa.com/batoday/batoday.html

Banker's Trust - http://www.bankerstrust.com

Baxter Healthcare - http://www.baxter.com

Bell Atlantic - http://www.bellatlantic.com

Bell South - http://www.bellsouth.com

Bellcore - http://www.bellcore.com/BC.dynjava?BellcoreHomeHomeGeneralHome

Beneficial Corporation - http://www.beneficial.com

Berlitz Translation Services - http://www.berlitz.com

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maryland - http://www.bluecross.com

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South Carolina - http://www.bluecross.com

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Chevron - http://www.chevron.com

Cigna - http://www.cigna.com

Cincinnati Bell - http://www.cinbelltel.com

CISCO Systems, Inc. - http://www.cisco.com

Citibank - http://www.citibank.com

Compaq - http://www.compaq.com

Computer Curriculum Corp. - http://www.cccnet.com - They are owned by Simon & Shuster/Viacom. Email: jobs@cccnet.com for more information. Be sure to read the entire site first!

Creative Freelance - http://www.freelancers.com

Creative Labs - http://www.soundblaster.com - Their telecommuting program is informal and conducted on a case by case basis.

D

Dell Computer - http://www.dell.com

Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. - http://www.diamondmm.com - They hire software engineers, technical support, marketing and sales people.

Digital Equipment Corporation - http://www.digital.com

Digital News - http://www.digitalnews.com

Documagix, Inc. - http://www.documagix.com - This is a small company located in San Jose, CA.

DSP TEchnology, Inc. - http://www.dspt.com - Their telecommuting program is new and is currently in a trial phase.

DuPont - http://www.dupont.com

E

Ernest & Young, L.L.P. - http://www.ey.com

Eastman Kodak Company - http://www.kodak.com

EasyCom - http://www.easycom.com

Electronics for Imaging, Inc. - http://www.efi.com - They hire software engineers, Java, device drivers, color, Windows NT, hardware and quality assurance engineers.

En Pointe Technologies - http://www.enpointe.com - This company is a Corporate computer reseller.

Equitable Life Assurance - http://www.equitable.com

F

Fannie Mae - http://www.fanniemae.com

Farallon Computing - http://www.farallon.com

The Federal Government - http://www.jobsingovernment.com

G

Gannett - http://www.gannett.com

GEICO - http://www.geico.com

General Electic Nuclear Energy - http://www.ge.com - This organization has many locations around the world. They hire 222,000 employees around the globe.

GTE - http://www.gte.com

Gymboree Corp. - This company does not have a web site, but does have an employment hotline. 1-800-222-7758. This is the maker of the apparel and accessories for children from birth to 7 years of age.

H

Hewlett-Packard - http://www.hp.com

Hello Direct, Inc. - http://www.hello-direct.com - This company sells telecommunications products by direct mail. The currently have 150 employees.

Honeywell - http://www.honeywell.com

Hughes Aircraft - http://www.hughes.com

Hypermedia Group, Inc. - http://www.hmg.com - This is a small company of 35 employees. They offer a limited telecommuting program.

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IBM - http://www.ibm.com - This company has a formal telecommuting program and many locations throughout the world. In addition, IBM uses the services of contractors on a regular basis.

Information Access - http://www.informationaccess.com

Inktomi Corp. - http://www.inktomi.com - This is an Internet technology company. They offer a limited telecommuting program.

Insignia Solutions, Inc. - http://www.insignia.com

Intel - http://www.intel.com - Intel employs 48,500 people.

Intellicorp, Inc. - http://www.intellicorp.com - A small company of approximately 90 employees.

Interactive Systems - http://www.interactivesystems.com

J

JCPenney - http://www.jcpenney.com

John Hancock Insurance - http://www.johnhancock.com

K

Knight-Ridder Information, Inc. - http://www.krinfo.com - This company recently merged with another company to form a new company called The Dialog Corporation.

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LAM Research Corp. - http://www.lamrc.com - Their telecommuting program is in the development stage.

Lanier Business Products - http://www.lanier.com

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - http://www.llnl.gov - With 8,000 employees, they hire computer scientists, computer engineers and optical electrical engineers.

LINK Resources Corporation - http://www.linkresources.com

Lumisys, Inc. - http://www.lumisys.com

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Macromedia Inc. - http://www.macromedia.com - This company has 500 employees

MacWEEK - http://www.zdnet.com

Maxtor Corp. - http://www.maxtor.com - They make hard drives - like the new 11.5 gig hard drive that sits on my own computer.

MCI - http://www.mci.com

Meridian Data, Inc. - http://www.meridian-data.com - They make fault tolerant servers and employ approximately 100 people.

Microsoft Corp. - http://www.microsoft.com - They hire approximately 20,000 employees and claim to only hire the best and the brightest.

Molecular Devices Corp. - http://www.moldev.com - Their telecommuting program is only for their software engineers.

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NEC Electronics, Inc. - http://www.nec.com - This company has an informal telecommuting program and it is handled on a case by case basis.

Netscape Communications Corp. - http://www.netscape.com - With 1,800 employees, they request that you review the jobs on their web page to see what is most in demand. None of the positions state that telecommuting is an option, but they do indicate that they have a telecommuting program. The jobs hotline is 1-415-937-2783.

NewsBank - http://www.newsbank.com/

Newsbytes News Service - http://www.newsbytes.com/

Nike - http://www.nike.com

Nortel (Northern Telecom) - http://www.nortel.com/

O

Oacis Healthcare Systems - http://www.oacis.com - They are currently trying to decide about whether or not telecommuting is for them.

Oak Technology, Inc. - http://www.oaktech.com - They hired 85 new employees in 1997.

Octel Communications Corp. - http://www.octel.com - This company employs 3,000.

Oracle Corp. - http://www.oracle.com

P

Pacific Bell - http://www.sbc.com

PC Week - http://www.zdnet.com

Peoplesoft, Inc. - http://www.peoplesoft.com - They hire software developers, support, consulting and trainers.

Philips C&P Division - http://www.philips.com - They are a division of Philips Electronics.

Q

Quantum Corp. - http://www.quantum.com

Quintus Corp. - http://www.quintus.com A small company of 110 employees.

R

Radius, Inc. - http://www.radius.com

Reliant Integration Services - http://www.rely.com

Remedy Corp. - http://www.remedy.com

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Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. - http://www.sco.com - If you're a software engineer, join their staff of 1,100.

Sears, Roebuck & Co. - http://www.sears.com

SEEQ Technology, Inc. - http://www.seeq.com - This is a small company.

Share Data, Inc. - http://www.sharedata.com

Siemens Business Communication Systems, Inc. - http://www.siemens.com - Staff of 5,800.

Sprint - http://www.sprint.com

Sun Microsystems - http://www.sun.com - With 20,000 employees, they hire administrative, sales and engineers.

Symantec Corp. - http://www.symantec.com - They hire software developers and software quality assurance employees.

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Tab Products Co. - http://www.tabproducts.com - They hire experts in Information Technology.

Tandem Computers, Inc. - http://www.tandem.com - At 8,000 strong, they hire operating systems and database support staff.

Telecommuting Technologies, Inc. - Contracts with home-based independent contractors to handle overflow calls for organizations such as travel agencies.  The company does not have a web site.  They're located in Sacramento, California.   Telephone: 916-973-4870

Telcom Semiconductor, Inc. - http://www.telcom-semi.com - This company has an informal telecommuting program.

Texas Instruments - http://www.ti.com

Travelers - http://www.travelerspc.com

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UMI/Data Courier - http://www.umi.com/

United Press International - http://www.upi.com/homepage.html

University Graphics - http://www.ug.com/home_3.htm

US West Communications - http://www.uswest.com

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VirtualStaff - http://www.virtualstaff.com

Vanstar Corp. - http://www.vanstar.com - They hire Novell and NT networking professionals.

Verifone, Inc. - http://www.verifone.com

W, X, Y, Z

Watkins-Johnson/Semiconductor Equipment - http://www.wj.com - They hire engineers, technicians, field service engineers.

Western Digital Drives - http://www.wdc.com - They hire electrical engineers.

Weyerhaeuser - http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/

H.W. Wilson & Company - http://www.hwwilson.com/

W.W. Norton & Company - http://www.wwnorton.com/

Xerox - http://www.xerox.com

Xyratex - http://www.xyratex.com - They hire software, quality assurance and field applications engineers. In addition to sales managers.

Zitel Corp. - http://www.zitel.com - They have around 130 employees and create storage subsystems.