The Green Suits Seeks “A” Players for Three New Executive Roles

Cross-posted from The Green Suits:

The Green Suits seeks "A" players for three new executive assignments.

It’s been a very busy week at The Green Suits as we’ve added THREE great new executive assignments to our JOBS page.

Our client is a phenomenal emarketing services company in mega scale-up mode. So, if you believe you are the right person for any of these new assignments, then we need to hear from you, right away!

Regional Vice President of Sales – We are looking for a supremely confident and successful new business sales manager to inspire and motivate a team of new business sales “hunters” to beat their revenue targets. Ideally, this person is based near NYC; but if not…NO WORRIES. Our client fully supports a virtual office set up anywhere along the Eastern Seaboard (Maine to Florida).  MUST HAVE 7+ years of sales and sales management experience, preferably in the email/emarketing or database marketing spaces. Check out the job posting HERE, and forward your résumé (CV) and salary history to dan@thegreensuits.com

Solutions Consultant – This “go to” resource is responsible for articulating our client’s email marketing differentiators and the technical benefits related to their excellent products and services. The Solutions Consultant functions as the technical point of contact for our client’s sales organization. Are you this person? Whatyawaitinfor? Check out the job posting HERE, and forward your résumé (CV) and salary history to randall@thegreensuits.com.

Solutions Engineer – is responsible for articulating our client’s technical benefits and market differentiators to new prospects and existing customers.  The Solutions Engineer will serve as a technical point of contact for the company’s Account Executives and Account Managers from the field sales and client services organizations. Are you this person? Randall cannot wait to hear from you! Check out the job posting HERE, and forward your résumé (CV) and salary history to randall@thegreensuits.com

Recruiter Randall Byrn Joins The Green Suits

Cross-posted from The Green Suits:

Randall Byrn has joined The Green Suits, LLC as Executive Recruiter. He represents clients seeking executive talent in direct marketing, market research and consumer insights, and "green" business.

We are very pleased to announce to the world that Randall Byrn has joined The Green Suits as Executive Recruiter. Over the weekend, we got to interview our newest talent hunter.

TGS: Welcome to The Green Suits. Please tell everyone about you: Where are you from? Where did you attend college?

Randall Byrn: I grew up in Clarksville, Tennessee and at first studied English at Southwestern at Memphis (now called Rhodes College). Then, I transferred to USC in Los Angeles to study film making; I have a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema from USC. Movies didn’t turn into a career for me, but they are my lifelong passion.

TGS: Tell us please about your pre-recruiting career.

Randall Byrn: The first part of my career was in book publishing: as a catalog copywriter for Ingram; a sales executive for Berkley Books, and after moving to New York; a direct mail manager for John Wiley & Sons. I left publishing for direct marketing assignments in the conferences space, first at IQPC and then at CFO Magazine.

TGS: Where have you lived?

Randall Byrn: A few places such as the west side of Manhattan and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Last summer, I moved back to my native Tennessee.

TGS: What do you like about being an executive recruiter?

Randall Byrn: I compare recruiting to being a detective, hunting down the right candidates for the assignment. Getting to know candidates is quite enjoyable. Also, it is very fulfilling to communicate to the hiring manager the candidate’s strengths and appropriateness for the position. But of course placing a great candidate in a new role is the biggest thrill of all; sure, it is a personal success for me, but I especially enjoy the happy outcome for the both candidate and the hiring manager.

TGS: The Green Suits, LLC represents clients in the marketing analytics space. As a result, you have connected to–and gotten to work with–hundreds of talented marketing analysts and other insights professionals. What is it like to work with people who analyze marketing metrics for a living?

Randall Byrn: Well, it is a good time to be in analytics! It is the “need” in most companies, and it is likely to remain that way for a while. Many of our analytics candidates–especially the more experienced ones–are learning just how valuable they are to hiring companies.

TGS: You are also working with companies which are committed to environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Randall Byrn: Most large companies have incorporated sustainability and corporate social responsibility into their strategies and identities, and this will expand to mid-tier and small companies–especially ones which do business on a global scale. Being perceived as responsible corporate citizens just makes good business sense. And it is certainly a draw–or a selling point–in attracting great talent, whether or not a particular job has “sustainability” or “corporate social responsibility” in the title.

TGS: The Green Suits promotes remote office work. And you too work from a remote office. What do you think are the most important steps one can take to be truly effective in a remote office environment?

Randall Bryn: It does take discipline to work effectively from a remote office. Everyone must find what works best for her or him. I find that starting early and finishing late–with several breaks lasting a few minutes to an hour or more–provides me with the flexibility I need. Plus, I go to the gym. Of course, recruiters need to accommodate the needs of candidates and clients, which means making and taking calls during evenings and on weekends. Sometimes, weekends are good for catching up on what used to be called “paperwork.”

TGS: Great to have you on the team.

Randall Byrn: Thank you. I am thrilled to be a part of The Green Suits!

Are you a marketing insights expert? Now is the time to get on Randall’s radar screen. Ring him up at 931-538-4433 or email him your résumé (CV) at: randall@thegreensuits.com.

Telepresence: the New Normal for Candidate Interviews

Cross-posted from The Green Suits:

A belated Happy New Year, everyone! As you can see, we’ve not posted in a couple of weeks. And that is because we are quite busy.

A good thing…eh?

Along with some very positive signs in the 2012 executive hiring market, I am pleased to inform that a concept we first reported on nearly four years ago–the Video Interview–is at last gaining broad acceptance with hiring managers. In 2008, the idea of interviewing candidates via broadband video was just gaining traction. But even then, most people were not using Skype (or had ever heard of it).

Now in 2012, the term telepresence–made popular by the marketing team at Cisco Systems–is part of our everyday business lexicon. What is more, telepresence is quickly becoming a popular tool in the candidate recruitment process.

Several of our clients connect regularly with out-of-town candidates via Skype. It saves them many thousands of dollars in T&E expenses. And it is easy to use. Plus, one cannot beat the price….IT’S FREE!

And…The Green Suits saw this coming! From our May 2008 “Video Interview” post:

With the cost of hiring being impacted heavily by the skyrocketing price of energy, some talent acquisition managers have already started considering alternatives to the traditional face-to-face interview. But now, many are opening up to the idea of staging parts of the process virtually, with the Video Interview.

Over 40 years ago, AT&T was already thinking about the idea of video-communicating. (At right: a rendering of the first AT&T PicturePhone prototype).

But as recently as [2006], the thought of staging a video interview might have struck most talent scouts as interesting, but probably too complicated and expensive to pull off. And, they would have been right to think that way; video interviews were costly, hindered by technological incompatibility, and, very difficult to schedule and complete.

But now, the planets are lining up in favor of the video interview. Consider these developments:

• Broadband internet speeds are rapidly increasing (supporting very good video transmission capability);
• More notebook and desktop PCs have pre-installed webcams (new Macs already have them);
• The spread of WiFi hot-spots has enabled greater scheduling flexibility;
• Software compatibility issues have been eliminated, or greatly reduced.

According to Henry DelAngelo, a marketing executive with DelAngelo Consulting LLC, the day of the video interview has arrived:

“The prospective employee does not have to travel in order to be face-to-face interviewed. The hiring manager can conduct a Virtual Interview efficiently, without the hassle and expense of travel.”

Can you imagine the impact on your hiring budget, and the thousands of dollars in potential savings?

Still, the Video Interview is not for widespread application, thus it should be used carefully. We recommend staging Video Interviews, when:

• Your talent pool is hundreds or thousands of miles from your location, you can save thousands of dollars in T&E while achieving a quality interviewing experience;
• You have to fill a position quickly, but time constraints make interview scheduling a nightmare. Video interviews can be staged at any time…before, during, or after regular business hours;
• You must narrow your candidate field, quickly;
• You want to get a better sense of the candidate than could be gotten with a conventional telephone interview. This may be especially important to you if the executive you hire will be client-facing.

This final point is obvious, but merits repeating: do not hire any executive candidate without holding a subsequent (and literal) face-to-face interview round, or rounds. There’s a lot to be learned from that first handshake.

The Virtual Interview: a very green element in your hiring of talented green business executives.

One added reason for the popularity of telepresence is the explosion of mobile technology; every device sold has a built-in camera.

For candidates and hiring managers alike, there are some critical steps to staging a successful Video Interview that bear repeating:

IS THAT A BRA HANGING FROM MY CANDIDATE'S TREADMILL??? Make sure you stage your office or interviewing location like a television studio. Make things neat and presentable. If possible, sit for your interview with a wall behind you.

1. If you are new to Skype then you will need to register with them. Pick a handle that looks and sounds professional. Our Skype handle is TheGreenSuits.
2. The Video Interview creates a virtual TV studio effect. REMEMBER THIS: if your office is a mess, you must tidy it up…and stage it like a TV interview set. About six months ago, we interviewed an executive candidate via Skype whose treadmill appeared in the background; it was festooned with ladies undergarments! Thus, it is best to stage your interview set well, and if at all possible, to seat yourself before the webcam with a wall behind you.
3. Where you interview is important. Find an appropriately private indoor place, for sure. Do not interview in a bar, or a restaurant, or your kid’s swim meet, or a parking garage. Big, empty conference rooms tend to echo. Be mindful of ambient noise; turn off anything that beeps or bleeps or buzzes including your office phone and all mobile devices.
4. Dress appropriately. No, that doesn’t mean ties and jackets. But it does mean wearing clean, nicely ironed casual dress shirts or blouses. And fellas…you might want to lose the Five O’Clock Shadow. Save the formal business ensemble for your actual face-to-face interview, to follow.
5. Be on time. Most Skype calls I engage start within 60 seconds of the start time.
6. Be mindful of your body-language. Sit up straight and don’t fidget. Remember that the person on the other end of the call is watching you and taking note of your soft-skills.
7. LOOK INTO THE CAMERA. It is common when Skyping to fix your gaze at the other party’s video. But when you are speaking make sure to look directly into the lens. Soften your eyes. Don’t rush. Be natural.
8. And, last, enjoy the experience!

New & Exclusive: National Sales Executive Role with Marketing Information Services Company

Cross-posted from The Green Suits:

If you are a hungry new business “hunter” who is familiar with the direct/interactive marketing space and ready for a great new opportunity, then The Green Suits, LLC wants to hear from you right away!

Check out this new and EXCLUSIVE listing!

Assignment: National Sales Executive
Leading Marketing Information Services Company
Location: Virtual Office
Comp: Competitive base + commission upside
Reports to:  President/Chief Revenue Officer
Travel: Light to Moderate (when possible, client favors “very green” tele-presence alternatives to travel)

Company Background

Our client provides high-quality sales leads and direct mail and email lists to companies and organizations; it helps sales people and small business owners find more customers to grow their fortunes, and, provides highly targeted and customized sales leads that expertly fit multiple industries and market verticals. It also provides exceptional database development, data processing and file hygiene services.

About the Assignment

The Sales Executive will use telephone and client-facing selling skills to help businesses and organizations identify their target markets and generate the best sales leads for direct mail, email, or direct sales campaigns. As you build your base of customers, you will generate recurring commissions to complement your new customer acquisition commissions. The successful candidate is highly intelligent, technologically savvy, and money/success motivated.

The sky is the limit for successful candidates ready to earn a healthy six-figure income!

Responsibilities

• Achieve, exceed monthly sales and annual sales “bogies” set by Sales Management
• Generate, develop, and manage an extensive sales pipeline
• Proactively prospect and network to expand the opportunity pool
• Build long term customer relationships, and
• Maintain records of contacts, accounts, and opportunities in the CRM database (Salesforce.com)

Experience

•  5+ years in relevant and successful sales environments with current direct/database/email marketing familiarity
• FIRE-IN-THE-BELLY new business “hunter” with a solid track record of success cultivating and converting to sale small and mid-size enterprises
• Familiarity with tele-presence technology (e.g., WebEx, Skype) to conduct sales and client-service engagements, make presentations, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and expert client relationship management skill
• Strong organization, time-management, and planning skill
• Self-motivated entrepreneurial-type who thrives in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, or similar fields of study required
• MBA preferred

Are you interested in learning more about this assignment? If so, please forward your WORD or PDF-formatted résumé (CV) and salary history by email to Dan Smolen at The Green Suits, LLC. Or call us at +1 703 835 9900, today!

And to learn about successful virtual officing, check out this post.

Eleven Resolutions in Twenty-Eleven for One Great Green Business Career

Cross-posted from The Green Suits:

Resolutions. (We all make them.)

For some, it is to do less of something like…eat unhealthful food. For others, it is to do a lot more of something like…exercise.

With the economy still reeling and continued uncertainty at the workplace, our stress levels remain high. Holding to New Years resolutions will be a Herculean task!

However, if you fashion yourself an aspiring Green Suit, you must commit that 2011 will be your breakout year. To set your career headed in a new green direction, we suggest committing to these eleven resolutions:

1. I Will Start Drinking. (Oh, that got your attention!) If you are thinking about a green business career–but haven’t decided on the market vertical that interests you most–then we suggest attending Green Drinks events in your community. There are over 750 Green Drinks groups worldwide, and many hold monthly gatherings. Attend one, and suddenly you may find yourself interested in a particular green industry while networking with green business professionals intent on helping you get started.
2. I Will Engage With Helpful Social Media Outlets. Green TV is a terrific social community on the web where you can network with other green-minded people across the U.S. and the planet. By the way, The Green Suits is a member of Green TV.
3. I Will Develop My Unique Value Proposition. Every marketable product or service has a unique value proposition–a UVP–so why cannot you? What is that one quality which distinguishes you from other Green Suits? Perhaps it is an uncanny ability to sell to new customer prospects, or, it could be a talent for corralling business professionals to volunteer hours of their time for the betterment of people and the planet? It’s very simple: your unique value proposition indicates to a prospective employer the problems you are skilled at solving.
4. I Will Revise My Résumé. As I write in Tailoring the Green Suit: Empowering Yourself for an Executive Career in the New Green Economy:
   

   We know that hiring managers are more positively predisposed to the best green trained and educated talent. A busy hiring manager may have an inches-thick stack of résumés to review, and he or she may give any of those documents a spare twenty-five second glance. There is no denying that good résumés elicit more immediate and positive response while not-so-good résumés get tossed in the circular file. This document can open doors to a new job; understanding that it includes valuable real estate will help you make it a more effective job-landing asset.” p. 36

   And the three most important words in real estate? LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. The same holds for résumés. Place the-most important information–such as your UVP–near the top of the résumé, followed by your relevant green-business skills and most-recent employment.

5. I Will Never Stop Developing My Green Business Expertise. Landing a sweet corporate sustainability position or other green assignment takes training, and experience. Many of us are cash-strapped, cannot afford training or degree accreditation, and lack skill. If you are not already in an obviously green job (like Sustainability Manager) then start developing your expertise by turning your existing (not obviously green job) green. Begin by creating sustainability goals for your company or organization and get senior management to immediately support the goals. Identify ways the company or organization can use less energy, save water, and recycle as much as possible–including lunch room waste for composting. Then show management how these steps return money to the bottom-line! If you are already in green business, continue seeking training and experience; the world of green business changes daily, and you must keep up with the change.
6. I Will Continually Seek Knowledge. The number and variety of corporate sustainability training and accredited course offerings continues to grow. Many are terrific, but expensive. If you are willing to enroll in training or accredited courses, then check with your accountant to see if you are entitled to deduct such expenses from your state and federal income tax returns.
7. I Will Strive to Effectively Frame the Benefits of Sustainability. As noted in this earlier post, most senior managers are motivated by one thing: PROFIT. If you have a corporate sustainability plan to present make sure you sell the financial benefits, first. A well developed and implemented sustainability strategy can–in some cases–return millions of dollars to the corporate bottom-line. For that matter, if you are interviewing for a sustainability-focused job make sure you are clear that your motivations are to help the company achieve its financial goals–that green is good for business. Your altruistic leanings are noble, but you may wish to keep those from management until you a) get the job and b) achieve some success with your sustainability initiatives.
8. I Will Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk. Be prepared to represent yourself as an ambassador for the New Green Economy. Get that three-floor elevator pitch ready, the one where you might introduce yourself to prospective employers as someone that knows how to further profitable sustainability in their companies. Seek opportunities to address business audiences by leveraging the knowledge you have gained on the job with your green initiatives. Write op/ed columns on corporate sustainability–a great way to extend your name awareness in the business community as a sustainability expert. And never forget to promote important green work arrangements like tele-commuting.
9. I Will Promote Eco-Entrepreneurism. In the U.S., small companies account for three out off every four jobs. And as Harvard’s Amy Wilkinson writes in the Washington Post: ”A 2010 Kauffman Foundation survey reveals that 40 percent of youth ages eight to 24 would like to start a business at some future point, or have already done so.” Many business start-ups will be in inherently green business markets such as renewable energy, green tech, and water reclamation. Whether we are entrepreneurs or executives working at these companies, we must fervently promote eco-entrepreneurs who are striving to create tomorrow’s green innovations.
10. I Will Be Nimble. While 2011 looks like it will be a much better year than 2010, we must be prepared to adjust to rapid changes in the economy. For instance: if the current rise in oil prices continues, more investors may decide to fund green start-ups. More funding will mean more green jobs. In 2011: never miss an opportunity to seize an opportunity.
11. And, I Will be Bold and Fearless. The Green Suits are not wallflowers. We are hell bent on changing the world. Guided by our skill and talent, we will promote triple bottom line best-practices (and next-practices) to serve the planet and people, and extend profits. We know our best days lie ahead.

Of course, those are our suggestions for you for the New Year. Let us know if you have your own green business career-related resolutions–ones you expect to follow in 2011, to become The Green Suit.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Now at the Kindle Store: ‘Tailoring the Green Suit’

Cross-posted from The Green Suits:

Great news…AT LAST!

Just checked Amazon.com and–lo and behold–Tailoring the Green Suit: Empowering Yourself for an Executive Career in the New Green Economy is now available for your Kindle. To purchase, log on to Amazon.com’s Kindle Store.

10 Ways to Maximize Your Virtual Office Experience

One of the biggest trends of late is the significant spike in business executives ditching the traditional commute for virtual offices.

Working virtual can be a godsend: when done right, the switch from a traditional office setting to a virtual one reduces stress and improves the quality of one’s life.

But the switch has to be done right; not everyone finds immediate success. The keys to a happy virtual office experience lie in self-discipline and flexibility.

New to virtual office life? Even though the office you use is now in your home, know that if you treat it as seriously as you did your traditional office then you’ll be on your way to a successful workplace experience.

Here are 10 key steps to a successful virtual office experience:

1. Before you do anything else, schedule at least 20 minutes of early-morning aerobic exercise. Whether your thing is a good jog around the subdivision with the pooch, time on the treadmill, or some Pilates, make sure you do your thing before your workday begins.
2. Change out of the jammies and bunny slippers and get dressed for work. Even if your attire is office casual, the simple act of changing into work clothes will focus your attention and energies;
3. Eat a good breakfast. Since you are always reminding your kids that breakfast is the-most important meal of the day, make sure you heed your own advice. Try to avoid foods that pack a high glycemic load (like bagels); if you do go for a bagel add a schmear (some lox and cream cheese). Otherwise, two hours into your workday you’ll find yourself loosing steam;
4. Start your workday at a regularly-scheduled time, perhaps after the last of your kids boards the school bus or when you complete the day’s crossword puzzle. Keeping to a regular start-time will help you maintain a healthy circadian body-rhythm throughout the day, and lead you to more-restful sleep during the overnight hours.
5. Get a good office chair. Make sure the one you use fits you like a glove, provides good head, arm, and lumbar support, and most-of-all is adjustable. A good chair doesn’t have to be an expensive one. Shop around and test-drive several models until you find one you really like. And remind yourself what your mother always told you: SIT UP STRAIGHT!
6. Start using a wireless telephone headset. It will help spare yourself from a lifetime of chronic, debilitating neck pain. And if you are a kinetic-type like me that does his best thinking while in motion, you’ll find that a wireless headset allows the freedom to roam to the mailbox to collect the day’s mail or just stretch your legs.
7. Step away from the computer! And focus your eyes on something long-distance. In an earlier dispatch, I talked about planting and enjoying an office garden. Take to your feet and smell the roses. Continual exposure to the computer screen leads to nagging eyestrain and expensive corrective eye wear (that you’ll need to upgrade more-frequently). Also, increase the size of the text on your computer screen. That will help reduce eyestrain, too.
8. Once you figure out your least-busy times, schedule a trip away from the virtual office to buy groceries, pick up the drycleaning, or some other chore. A change of venue is one of the best ways to remain productive.
9. 

   Some feng shui might be in order. Often, newbies to virtual officing complain that the energy of their new work spaces is too strong or not strong enough. The good news is that creating an energy balance is as easy as choosing a good paint color or a moving the furniture. Take the time to balance chi’i. My office faces south southwest and gets a lot of sunlight, so I painted my office a rich green color to balance and mitigate (the existing fire-energy). I also got a fountain; it is believed that a working fountain provides good fortune. And the sound of rippling water is invigorating. There are helpful feng shui resources available on-line or at the bookstore. Need a pro? A feng shui practitioner – like my friend Gregg Nodelman - will help you and your office achieve balance.

10. And know when to call it a day. They say we virtual office types work longer hours. Often, that is the case. So it is just as important that we set a regular time for the end of our workdays as it is to set a regular start time (see #4 above). If family responsibilities mean you cannot get all that you need to get done by 5 or 6 p.m., then power-down later, but balance the longer day by breaking it into two or more parts. Last of all, make sure that your co-workers know and respect your times of operation.

Working virtual is great. I’ve been doing it nearly 15 years.

Be patient: getting the virtual office experience right takes trial and error. But in short order, I believe you’ll enjoy the transition as much as you will enjoy how virtual officing improves the quality of your life.

In The News: The Power of Telecommuting

DOMANI’s Will Sarni, reporting at Sustainable Life Media, provides findings from his company’s joint-study with Cisco Systems on the power of telecommuting. From the article:

The results of the study make a compelling case for deploying “collaboration technology” and promoting telecommuting. The bottom line is that telecommuting creates value through benefits such as increased productivity, employee satisfaction and reduced carbon emissions.

Backs up what we’ve been saying all along: telecommuting is one of the best ways to increase work productivity while decreasing one’s carbon footprint. It’s also a great way to work! More on the study’s insights, here.

Virginia Governor Promotes Aug. 3rd ‘Telework Day’, Encourages Professionals to Try Working from Home, Remote Location

Cross-posted to Sturdy Roots Blog.

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today joined Telework!VA and Telework Exchange in encouraging professionals to pledge to telework from home or a remote location on Telework Day – Monday, August 3, 2009.

Employees and organization representatives across Virginia can visit the Telework Day website to sign up to telework, calculate the potential cost savings and environmental savings realized by teleworking, determine telework eligibility, and access additional telework-related resources.

Telework is a family-friendly, business-friendly public policy that promotes workplace efficiency, reduces strain on transportation infrastructure, and provides an opportunity to ‘green’ Virginia,” Governor Kaine said. “We encourage organizations and individuals in Virginia to take the Telework Day pledge and see how telework can help them improve productivity and business operations, while also benefiting the environment.

Telework Day follows on Gov. Kaine’s June 10, 2009 executive order to reduce energy consumption and increase energy efficiency at executive branch agencies and institutions. The goal of Telework Day is to encourage private employers to offer telework to their employees on this one day as a catalyst to drive more pervasive telework adoption across Virginia.

Telework Day also provides a prime opportunity for organizations to test their business continuity plans,” said Karen Jackson, Deputy Secretary of Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia. “Telework allows employees to conduct work away from their primary workplace in the case of an emergency or natural disaster. We encourage organizations to ‘stress test’ their business continuity plan and infrastructure during Telework Day.

Telework Exchange is a public-private partnership focused on demonstrating the tangible value of telework and serving the emerging educational and communication requirements of the Federal teleworker community. The Telework!VA program was launched by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to help reduce the number of commuters on Virginia’s roadways. The program provides incentives for Virginia businesses to establish or expand telework programs for employees.

Telework Day is an important opportunity to advocate telework as a business strategy that can have a positive impact on the bottom line and improve organizational efficiency, while at the same time reducing traffic on Virginia’s roads. Telework is one of the most effective ways for people to greatly reduce their work-related carbon footprint and demonstrate that ‘work is something you do, not a place you go,’” said Jennifer Thomas Alcott, Program Manager of Telework!VA.

It is incumbent that businesses and government agencies support efforts to promote widespread adoption of telework,” said Cindy Auten, General Manager of Telework Exchange. “It’s now imperative that employees and managers alike take the next step and embrace the notion of telework. Telework Day provides that important opportunity.

For more information on Telework Day, to make an individual pledge, or to make a pledge on behalf of an organization, visit The Telework Day website.

The Commonwealth of Virginia, Telework!VA, and Telework Exchange will release a post-Telework Day report in August, highlighting the impact of Telework Day on Virginia organizations and constituents.

Want to learn more about telework? Check out the CommuterPageBlog and contact Telesaur.