BFC Careers 3: What Your Virtual Office Will Need ...

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Here's our checklist!<br></font> <img src="../resources/banners/cc_vofc-w.gif" alt="3. System Qualifications ... BFC Virtual Office Requirements" width="627" height="38" border="0"><br></b></font> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="7" align="absmiddle" border="0"></div> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="750" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td align="right" valign="top" width="330"> <div align="right"><img src="../resources/careerpix/virtofc.gif" alt="Illustration: A BFC telemarketer, working in her "virtual office."" width="302" height="329" border="0"></div> </td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="420"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <table width="400" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"> <tr> <td width="400"> <div align="left"> <font size="2"><b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">Your home office probably already has what you need to work for BFC. Our requirements are listed below:<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="7" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#C71585" face="Verdana">YOUR "WORK" COMPUTER WILL NEED:</font><font color="#006600" face="Verdana"><br> • Windows-based machine (not MAC or UNIX);<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• Operating system: Windows XP, Service Pack 2 preferred; Windows 2000 Pro is also acceptable;<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• Windows VISTA acceptable, but NOT recommended (compatibility issues with some software we use);<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• 1+GB RAM; 1.4+ GHZ CPU; 30+GB hard disk space;<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• 10/100 Ethernet card or equivalent;<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• Color-capable printer (inkjet or laser);<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• 17" monitor or larger;<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• Optional: 56K voice/data modem (you work more efficiently when your computer dials your phone).<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="7" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#C71585" face="Verdana">OPTIONAL HARDWARE:</font><font color="#006600" face="Verdana"><br> • Flatbed scanner, and/or digital copier;<br> ("all-in-one" printer/scanner/copier units are OK)<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="6" height="7" border="0"><b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana"><br></font> <font color="#C71585" face="Verdana">COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY:</font><font color="#006600" face="Verdana"><br> • Hard-wired telephone with headset; clear connection with either a dedicated land line or a reliable VOIP connection; must have unlimited local and nationwide long distance calling plan, with voice mail;<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• Broadband internet connection (cable or DSL are preferred – satellite connection OK for most purposes if reliable BUT <i>absolutely unacceptable</i> for use with VOIP phone systems due to 6-second time delays while the sound of your voice bounces off a satellite);<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">NOTE ON CELL PHONES: Acceptable for occasional <i>emergency</i> business usage, cell phones are generally a poor choice for business usage, due to fluctuations in clarity of connection and variable sound quality.<br></font></b></font> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><font size="2"><b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana"><br> Similarly, CORDLESS PHONES (including BLUETOOTH) are generally not acceptable for business usage UNLESS you remain very near to the phone's base unit – we don't "prohibit" using them, but it's a judgment call that you and your manager will have to make.<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="6" height="7" border="0"><b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana"><br></font> <font color="#C71585" face="Verdana">REQUIRED SOFTWARE YOU WILL NEED:</font><font color="#006600" face="Verdana"><br> • Microsoft WORD, Version 2000 or higher; or the Microsoft Office Suite, which includes WORD;<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">(Works, WordPerfect, and other similar alternative word processors are NOT acceptable.)<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• WinZip or a similar archival software that can handle Windows-based zipfiles [http://www.winzip.com];<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• Adobe Acrobat, or the Adobe Reader, which you can download FREE at Adobe's website;<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• Reliable REAL e-mail software, NOT web-based<br> (<i>i.e.</i>, NOT one of the online e-mail services like hotmail or yahoomail).</font></b><img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br></font> <font size="2" face="Verdana">•</font> <font size="2"><b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">For many years, we have used and recommended EUDORA as probably the best e-mail software in the known world. Eudora is also FREE and it works extremely well.<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br></font> <font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>• We provide a business mailbox on our system.<br></b></font> <font size="2"><img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="6" height="7" border="0"><b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana"><br></font> <font color="#C71585" face="Verdana">RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE YOU MAY WANT:</font><font color="#006600" face="Verdana"><br> • Suitable contact management (or CRM) software for keeping track of your calls and sales contacts. Many good programs are out there, ranging in price from FREE to hundreds (or thousands) of dollars. If you're not familiar with contact managers, try a Google search on "contact management software" or "CRM software" (customer relationship management) and read up on the various programs available, then pick one you think will work best for you.<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">Alternatively, you could also use 4X6 index cards in a file box, as many people in sales did for years before contact management software was invented. Although not as efficient, the index card method works well, and may be easier for those with minimal computer skills.<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="6" height="7" border="0"><b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana"><br></font> <font color="#C71585" face="Verdana">ABOUT COMPUTERS AND INTERNET SECURITY:</font><font color="#006600" face="Verdana"><br> If you're online on a regular basis, whether or not you are working for us, you need to protect yourself.<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">At minimum, you should have the following:<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE, with virus definitions updated at least weekly;<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• A reliable software FIREWALL (and if your computer is networked, your router should also have a good hardware-based firewall); and<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="5" border="0"><br> <b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana">• Reliable ANTI-SPYWARE software.<br></font></b> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="6" height="7" border="0"><b><font color="#006600" face="Verdana"><br> To learn more about internet security and available protection for your computer system, visit our SECURITY SECTION to access recommendations from several of the world's foremost security experts. 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