Over the course of three months, customer-service outsourcing company Liveops is filling 10,000 part- and full-time independent contractor openings in 35 states and Washington, D.C. Positions are immediately available.
“As a Liveops agent, you can work when and where it best fits your personal schedule,” CEO Greg Hanover said in an announcement, noting that the openings are a good opportunity for those who aren’t ready to return to offices or storefronts amid the pandemic.
The hiring initiative focuses on two key remote positions: customer service agent and a licensed insurance sales agent.
To meet basic qualifications, you should have:
- Experience handling inbound calls
- At least one year of customer service experience
- Computer and typing skills
- English fluency
As a licensed insurance agent, you’re also required to have life and health insurance producer licenses in at least three states that Liveops operates.
Both positions are available in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming and Washington, D.C.
For the customer-service job, apply here. For the insurance sales job, apply here. Separate customer-service positions are open if you prefer nights and weekends.
For the daytime positions, Liveops recommends you schedule at least 15 hours per week, between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. Eastern on weekdays and between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern on Saturdays.
Liveops pays a per-minute rate of talk time plus applicable commissions and incentives. The base per-minute rate for the customer service agent is 25 cents (potentially $15 an hour). For the licensed insurance agent, the per-minute rate is 30 cents (potentially $18 an hour) plus a $7 sales commission per call.
According to self-reported earnings on Glassdoor, Liveops agents tend to earn between $9 and $16 an hour, with a most commonly reported hourly rate of $14.
As an independent contractor, you’re expected to have your own equipment ready to go, including a telephone and laptop computer with a hard-wired internet connection. Your set-up must meet certain home-office requirements.
Still on the fence? Have any burning questions? Before you apply, you can talk directly with one of Liveops’ talent acquisition specialists at a live-streamed information session. The company holds the events twice a week: Mondays at 3 p.m. Eastern and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Eastern.
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