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Applying for Jobs FAQ
Questions Linked to Detailed Answers Below
- Must I personally have a disability or chronic medical condition to apply for a job with NTI?
- Do I need a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor?
- Does my state VR agency have a contract with NTI?
- What if my state is not listed as a participating state?
- What if I am not a client of my VR state agency?
- Can NTI match me with part-time or full-time telework?
- Do I need to have a home office with a computer, telephone headset, and high-speed Internet connection before I apply for a telework job?
- What would my hours, pay, and training schedule be?
- How quickly can NTI begin training me for a part-time or full-time telework position?
- Do I need to pay NTI anything for training or equipment?
- Do I have to complete a background check?
- I filled out an application for one job, but I saw another one in wich I'm also interested. Should I fill out another application?
- After I apply for either a current or a future job, when should I follow up to find out if there have been any updates or new openings?
- Did NTI receive my application?
- I'm worried about submitting my personal information to the NTI website. Is it secure, and will my data be protected and kept confidential?
- Call you tell me more about NTI?
Detailed Answers
- Must I personally have a disability or chronic medical condition to apply for a job with NTI?
Yes. NTI's mission is to work with individuals with disabilities who strongly prefer or require home-based employment.
You must eventually submit written certification of your disability before you be offered a job via NTI. Either a physician or a Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) office in your state must provide a letter verifying that you have a chronic medical condition or disability. An NTI Representative will ask you for this certification at the appropriate step during your application. Do not provide it until then.
If you are uncertain whether your medical condition is sufficiently significant for an NTI job, ask to speak to a recruitment manager or HR Director at NTI.
- Do I need a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor?
You do not need to be a client of your state VR agency at the time you first submit an application to NTI. However, if both you and your NTI interviewer consider you appropriate for NTI employment, we will require you to register with your state VR agency before entering training.
- Does my state VR agency have a working relationship with NTI?
NTI has working arrangements with the VR agencies in these states:
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Central Louisiana Intertribal, Maine, Massachusetts,Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania,Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennesee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
NTI does not currently have any agreements with VR agencies in the states below. We're willing to explore establishing an arrangement with these states if we receive evidence of demand for NTI's services from VR consumers living in them.
Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho,Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
- What if my state is not listed as a participating state?
For information on how to request your state VR agency work with NTI on your behalf, click the following link to email NTI's Recruiting Team.
- What if I am not a consumer of my VR state agency?
If you have a disability and strongly prefer or require home-based work, you probably qualify for VR services in your state. For details on how to become a VR consumer of your state VR agency, click the following link to learn how to register to become a VR consumer .
- Can NTI match me with part-time or full-time telework?
Yes. NTI provides access to both part-time and full-time positions. In some cases, NTI recommends that applicants who are uncertain if they have the stamina for full-time work start with part-time work and demonstrate success before moving to full-time telework.
- Do I need to have a home office with a computer, telephone headset, and high-speed Internet connection before I apply for a telework job?
No. However, once you are given a job offer, you or your VR Counselor will need to move quickly to buy any equipment you don't have and arrange for the communications services you need to perform your job. You must have everything installed and working correctly by the start date of the class for which NTI scheduled you.
Please note that VR agencies will usually pay for part or all of your unmet equipment needs.
- What would my hours, pay, and training schedule be?
Hours, pay, and the required training and schedule for each position vary widely and cannont be generally predicted. . NTI hires applicants who meet specific job requirements laid out in contracts with hiriing customers. NTI will inform you of the job information either during a pre-screening interview or during the job interview.
Customer Service positions pay from $8-$15 per hour. Some jobs may provide health and welfare benefits. However, most virtual jobs do not. Actual wages vary depending upon the skills required for the job. Some jobs with the federal government use pay scales set by the Department of Labor. The rates for these jobs vary based on the county in which the employee lives.
- How quickly can NTI begin training me for a part-time or full-time telework position?
NTI is always prospecting for new government and commercial telework positions. Unfortunately, we can't predict when we can offer new jobs. We can't predict the skills we'll need, either. The requirements change depending on the openings. Finally, we can't predict the number of people we'll need at a given time. Sometimes, it's only 5; sometimes, it's 30.
If you have a disability and are interested in home-based work, you should complete NTI's online application. We keep the applications from all individuals whom we deem qualified for employment in our database, even if there are no current matching openings. When we locate new openings, we contact the qualified candidates in our database first to learn if they are still interested. We do expect to eventually to offer the majority of qualified consumers a telework position via NTI.
- Do I need to pay NTI anything for training or equipment?
NTI does not charge individuals with disabilities for training or support. State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies and federal grants pay for the training and support services NTI provides.
Most home-based employees do incur costs in setting up and running an office from home. Employees must provide their own computer and a high-speed modem. They must also pay for telephone service that charges a flat rate for long distance calls.
Many state VR agencies will pay for some or all of the equipment VR clients need to work from home.
- Do I have to complete a background check?
Sometimes, NTI contracts with employers who require new employees to pass a background check. This varies by customer and by contract. NTI will inform you if a check is needed either in the job posting or during your pre-screening interview.
- I filled out an application for one job, but I saw another one in whcih I'm
also interested. Should I fill out another application?
Submit only one application.
If you applied for one job and see another for which you think you're qualified and want to apply, email NTI's Recruiting Team. Make sure you include the job codes for both of the jobs in which you're interested.
If you want to change any of your contact information—mail address, telephone, street address—email NTI's Recruiting Team. Tell us the old information and the new information in your email, and we will email you back for confirmation.
- After I apply for either a current or a future job, when should I follow up to find out if there have been any updates or new openings?
There's no need to contact NTI. We will be in touch with you. We keep the applications from all individuals whom we deem qualified for employment in our database, even if there are no current matching openings. When we locate new openings we contact the qualified candidates in our database FIRST to learn if they are still interested.
- Did NTI receive my application?
After you complete your application and submit your information and resume, we automatically email you.
If you do not receive an auto-reply from nti.org, check your junk mailbox to see if your spam filters treated our reply as spam. If you find our response in your junk mailbox, adjust your spam filters to accept email from nti.org.
- I'm worried about submitting my personal information to your website. Is
the NTI website secure and will my data be protected and kept confidential?
Yes our website is secure.
We require an online application from all candidates. We cannot accept physical or telephone applications.
During the application process, you will fill out a series of forms hosted on a website called logiforms.com. You may notice the address for the web page in your browser change from nticentral.org to logiforms.com while you complete the online forms. This is normal and no cause for concern.
We also protect all the information we gather from you and use it only to process your application or maintain your employee records. For further information, see our Privacy Statement page.
- Call you tell me more about NTI?
For more detailed information about NTI, we invite you to read the About Us and Management Team pages on our website.