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Virtual Call Center Jobs

These companies hire for home call center jobs.

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Call center work can be either work at home (a.k.a. virtual call centers) or in an office outside the home. This list of call center jobs concentrates on those that are work-at-home opportunities, but some of these companies may have brick-and-mortar operations as well.

But if it seems like virtual call center jobs are not what you want, check out this list of all kinds of other work at home jobs.

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1-800 CONTACTS

Costs: No fee; possible equipment costs; more on home offices for call center jobs.
Duration, hours: Full time, part-time
Geographic restrictions: Must live within 50 miles of Draper, UT
Hires telecommuting customer service reps located within 50 miles of Draper, UT for call center employment jobs in an office as well as work-at-home call center jobs. $10/hr plus incentives. For more general information on call center salaries, see this article on Call Center Pay Structures.

1-800-FLOWERS

Position type: Employee, temporary
Costs: No fee; possible equipment costs; more on home offices for call center jobs.
Duration, hours: Full time, temporary
Geographic restrictions: Must live in the following states Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas
New York-based floral company regularly hires for at-home call center jobs on a temporary basis for seasonal employment. It does occasionally hire permanent (particularly bilingual), at-home call center agents as well. The 1-800-FLOWERS.COM’s customer contact call center handles calls for other brands such as Cheryl & Company Gourmet Cookies, The Popcorn Factory and Fannie May Chocolates. More Bilingual Call Center Jobs

Accolade Support Call Center Services

Position type: Independent contractor
Costs: Possible equipment costs; more on home offices for call center jobs.
Duration, hours: Full time, part time
Geographic restrictions: United States
Hires technical support agents for work at home call center jobs doing desktop troubleshooting and software support. Pay is $10-$12 per hour. Apply by emailing resume.

Advanis

Costs: No fee; possible equipment costs; home offices for call center jobs.
Duration, hours: Must be able to work during these hours: Monday through Friday 3 - 10 pm MST (5 - 12 pm EST) and Saturdays 10 - 5 pm MST (12 - 7 pm EST)
Geographic restrictions: Must live in Canada for call center jobs. Considers residents of other countries for mystery shopping.
Canadian market research company based in Edmonton, Alberta hires for virtual call center jobs and mystery shopping jobs. Call center agents perform surveys (selling). Being bilingual in French or Spanish is an asset. Paid train, set wage.  More Call Center Jobs in Canada

AdviseTech

Costs: Possible equipment costs; home offices for call center jobs.
Duration, hours: Looking for people available 2-6 hours per week
IT solutions provider hires for work at home call center jobs. Experience with PCs in a business setting required.

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

Position type: Employee
Costs: Possible equipment costs; home offices for call center jobs.
Duration, hours: Part-time
FORTUNE 500 company, owned by Xerox, provides business process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology solutions. Company offers part-time employment (paying $10/hr) for home call center agents, bilingual (Spanish) preferred. Use "work at home" a keyword in company's careers database.

Alpine Access

Position type: Employee
Costs: $45 background check; possible equipment costs; more on home offices for call center jobs.
Duration, hours: Requires a minimum commitment of 20 hours per week with up to full-time available
Home-based agents take in-bound customer service and sales calls for various clients. Reps are paid an hourly rate of around $9 and training is paid. Only after a position is offered, applicants pay $45 for a background check. Hiring process for these call center jobs is online and by phone. It includes a pre-interview screening with a technical skills test, voice audition and phone interview. Bilingual skills a plus; languages include Spanish, Mandarin and Cantonese. More Bilingual Call Center Jobs

Amazon.com

Position type: Employee
Costs: No fee; possible equipment costs; more on home offices for call center jobs.
Duration, hours: Part-time
Geographic restrictions: WV, KY, WA, ND, NY
Online retail ginat hires some of its customer service reps as home-based agents. Search "work from home" in Amazon's job database. Jobs pay $10-12/hour.

Apple at Home

Position type: Employee
Costs: Possible equipment costs, however Apple provides a computer and phone.
Duration, hours: Part-time with the possibility of full-time during busy periods
Geographic restrictions: Office must be within 100 miles of specific cities in AZ, CA, FL, GA, LA, MO, NM, NV, OH, OK, TX, UT, and Ontario. Students must be enrolled in the college from which Apple recruits, which are in the states listed above.

Apple at Home is a work at home call center program from Apple that hires both college students and non-students. It is part of the company's AppleCare department. Use the keyword "home" in the company’s job database.

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