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Connecticut Teen Launches First Telework Jobs Website for High School and College Students
Daughter of Founder of
Virtual Assistant Industry Follows in Mother’s Footsteps,
Spreading Telework in “Millennials” Generation
WOODSTOCK, CT, November 30, 2007
– Laura Durst, a 16-year old honors student from rural Woodstock,
Ct., announced today the launch of WorkInMyRoom.com, the first website
to offer screened telework jobs and projects for high school and
college students.
The site, which Durst plans to continue to develop as she completes
high school and enters college, includes paid survey taking, modeling
and event staffing, voice work, writing, artwork sales, blogging, and
other types of work. Some jobs are open to teens as young as 13, while
others require a minimum age of 18. Durst personally screens all
companies, and plans to add new opportunities regularly as schoolwork
permits.
Durst says she was inspired in large part by her mother, Christine
Durst, who is credited with founding the Virtual Assistant industry in
the early 1990s. “My mom was a pioneer in virtual work, and is
the CEO of Staffcentrix, which does virtual-career training for the US
Department of State and Armed Forces and owns a teleworker site at
RatRaceRebellion.com. I grew up in a home where working from home was
the norm, and developing an entrepreneurial attitude was as likely as
learning to feed or dress myself.”
WorkInMyRoom.com, whose revenue will be based on advertising, includes
polls of visitors’ interests, and in the current poll 19% of
respondents say that tuition is the top reason they want to earn money.
Also high on the list are money for an automobile (18%), wardrobe and
electronic items (tied at 14% each), and funds for dates/socializing
(12%).
Durst counts herself among the 19% who are saving for college.
“Finding a job that doesn't interfere with after school
activities, studying, and social activities can be extremely
challenging. Throw transportation issues and competition for limited
positions into the mix and it can seem almost impossible.”
Durst adds, “I have some exciting plans for the site, and I think
my visitors will find WorkInMyRoom.com enjoyable as well as
informative. Since my income is based on advertising, come visit it
often!”
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