WESTAT Hiring Home-Based Phone Survey Agents

WESTAT is hiring home-based

phone data collectors in the United States to collect data on a variety of subjects, such as education, health, the environment, and transportation. Candidates must be 18 years of age or older to apply.

In Home Requirements (from work-at-home job listing):

• Analog land line phone service
  • Not permitted:
    • VoIP – such as Magic Jack, Vonage or Skype
    • Digital voice – such as bundled cable packages, or Verizon FiOS, Comcast XFinity
    • Cell phones
    • Satellite internet/phone service – such as Dish
  • features (e. g. call waiting, voice mail, call forwarding, etc.) must be disabled during working hours
  • long distance service is NOT required
• A corded telephone with a hands-free corded headset (cordless phones and Bluetooth headsets are not permitted).
• A reliable Windows-based (Windows 7 or later) PC computer, and ability to upgrade as security and operational requirements change.
  • anti-virus and anti-spyware software installed with current and updated virus definitions
  • Internet Explorer (IE) installed – most current non-beta version
  • up-to-date Shockwave and Acrobat Reader software installed (can be downloaded for free)
• regular in-home access to a printer
• a wired high speed internet connection (cable, DSL or fiber optic only) with a minimum of 5 mbps download speed
  • Connection must be hard-wired with ethernet cable connection during working hours. Use of wireless routers, WIFI, not permitted
• a web cam with video and audio functionality that can be connected to your work computer (ability to set up a Skype account and install appropriate software for home work environment verifications)
• a quiet private and secure work space to conduct interviews (does not have to be a dedicated office, but work environment must be quiet and secure during work hours, including training)

Finally, all phone agents must be able to pass a background check prior to hire. Call times are evenings, late evenings, and weekends.

If interested in this work at home opportunity, please see the original home-based employment listing. Good luck!