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kgb is hiring “Special Agents” - work at home
Update: received an email from KGB Communications Manager:
Hi,
kgb is having a huge promotion for the Super Bowl and has some awesome opportunities to earn big cash and prizes. People who sign up to work on Super Bowl Sunday are welcome to continue on beyond that date if they wish. Here are the details:
Kgb_ is Recruiting 4000 New Agents!
kgb_ has a HUGE event coming up for Super Bowl that YOU could be a part of!
Go to http://beginkgb.com/challenge/ to start the Special Agent’s Challenge today and complete the training and certification by no later than February 5, then sign up for the Super Bowl hours (8-10PM ET) to qualify!
See http://blog.542542.com/index.php/2010/01/kgb-offering-super-bowl-pay-differentials-incentives/ for all the info!
SUPER BOWL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Here’s what’s happening on Super Bowl Sunday – February 7, 2010 – at kgb_:
• 2 pre-game commercials slated to run between approximately 1PM – 2PM ET and 3PM – 4PM ET on Sunday, February 7th
• 1 in-game commercial scheduled for approximately 8PM ET on Sunday, February 7th
• Heavy volumes expected in days and weeks following the event
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QUALIFYING FOR DIFFERENTIALS, CONTESTS, & GRAND PRIZES
We’re running differentials, incentives, and grand prize programs before, during, and after the Super Bowl, and in order to qualify for any of these programs, you MUST do these FOUR things:
1 – BE SIGNED UP IN THE ROTA SCHEDULING TOOL FROM 8PM ET – 10PM ET ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY (February 7, 2010)
• It is very important for us to know how many agents we have ready to field texts when our ad hits. That is why it is a requirement for you to book shifts in advance.
2 – BE LOGGED IN AT 8PM ET ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY (February 7, 2010)
• Our ad is scheduled for just after 8PM, and we need everyone online before it hits so we’re ready when it happens.
3 – TAKE TEXTS DURING THE MASSIVE SPIKE
• The ad could hit at 8:04, or 8:12, or 8:19. The network cannot provide the exact timing. Therefore, another requirement is that you are taking texts through the massive spike to help clear out the queue.
• Also, it may be very busy after 10PM, and we will announce if we need agents to continue to help. 10PM – 3AM ET is also a differential / incentive period.
4 – SEND ACE ANSWERS AND WOW OUR NEW CUSTOMERS
• Just make sure you are sending answers you’d be happy to receive as a paying customer.
The ONLY incentive requiring a minimum number of texts is the Grand Prize “kgb_ Pays Your Bills For One Year” program. Every 50 texts answered between February 7th at 12:30PM ET and Monday, February 22nd at 3AM ET is an entry, as long as you meet the FOUR qualifications above. There is NO minimum number of texts to receive the pay rate differentials or any of the other incentive programs we emailed about earlier today, but again, you must meet the FOUR qualifications above.
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SUPER BOWL PAY RATE DIFFERENTIAL
Here’s what the pay rate differential will look like on game day:
Pre-Game: On Sunday, February 7th from 12:30PM – 8PM ET during the Super Bowl pre-game show, the pay rate differential will be:
• $.20 for researched answers
• $.10 for database answers
In-Game: On Sunday, February 7th from 8PM ET – 10PM ET when the kgb_ in-game Super Bowl ad hits and immediately following, the pay rate differential will be:
• $.50 for researched answers
• $.25 for database answers
Post-Game: On Sunday, February 7th from 10PM ET – 3AM ET after the Super Bowl game ends, the pay rate differential will be:
• $.30 for researched answers
• $.15 for database answers
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INCENTIVES
And, here are the incentives:
During the game on Sunday, we’ll run drawings each quarter. 25 ACE answers will be selected as they’re sent each quarter, and agents sending those ACE answers will collect a $20 prize. We’ll announce the winners in chat real-time after each quarter comes to a close. 100 winners split $2,000 during the game.
During the pre-game starting at 12:30PM ET on Sunday and continuing through Monday, February 15th at 3AM, each text handled will be an entry to win:
• Cash – we’ll award 500 agents with $10
• Prizes – we’ll award 250 agents with kgb_ gear
• Text Credits – we’ll award 250 agents with 10 texting credits
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GRAND PRIZES – kgb_ PAYS THE BILLS FOR ONE YEAR
From Sunday, February 7th at 12:30PM ET through Monday, February 22nd at 3AM ET, every 50 texts answered gives you a shot to have kgb_ pay one of your bills for a year! Collect as many entries as you can during the game and in the busy weeks following it. (Remember, all winners must meet the requirements listed above in order to qualify. Get through training and get on the schedule ASAP on game day so you don’t miss out!)
• know more_ rent: kgb_ will pay up to $750 per month for 12 months towards rent, mortgage, or room and board – 1 winner
• know more_ groceries: kgb_ will pay up to $350 per month for 12 months for groceries – 1 winner
• know more_ utilities: kgb_ will pay up to $200 per month for 12 months towards electric/gas/etc. for a year – 1 winner
• know more_ cell phones: kgb_ will pay up to $100 per month for 12 months towards your cell phone bill – 1 winner
• know more_ fuel: kgb_ will pay $50 per month for 12 months for gasoline – 5 winners
Winners must work the eight hour minimum per month with 12 months continued service and send ACE quality answers to continue the prize each month.
Best Regards,
Lisa Marcoux
Communications Manager
kgb_ (Knowledge Generation Bureau)
Know More_ Music!
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kbg is hiring Work at Home Special Agents.
About kgb:
For 15+ years kgb and its subsidiary companies have been in the knowledge business. We are dedicated to providing up-to-the-minute, accurate answers quickly, 24-hours-a-day.
Founded in 1992, kgb is the largest provider of branded directory assistance services in Europe and the largest independent provider of outsourced directory assistance services in the United States. Last year, we answered over one billion requests for information by phone, by text message or over the Internet. We are currently recruiting Special Agents for kgbkgb, our newest product.
About “Special Agents” Job:
The Mission:
To research and respond to 2-way text inquiries quickly and accuratelySpecial Agents combine ingenuity with research skills to solve real problems for real people every day. Some questions require a serious answer, others require a sense of humor, and some require both.
Requirements:
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
- Must have a U.S. Social Security number or other taxpayer ID number
- Must have a U.S. bank account
- Must agree to work as an Independent Contractor
- Cannot already be employed by kgb or any of its subsidiaries
- Must have access to a computer with a high-speed internet connection
- Must have access to Mozilla Firefox or be willing to download it
Qualifications:
- Skilled Internet researcher
- Ability to quickly identify keywords
- Excellent grammar and spelling
- Fast and accurate typing
- Enthusiastic, passionate, creative, clever, curious, and dedicated
Work Schedules:
kgb Special Agents fit their “Special Agent life” around their normal activities. When the kids are at school. When they’re between college classes. Any time. Mornings. Afternoons. Or nights. Special Agents sign up for shifts based on their weekly availability. Since we want people 24/7, we’ve probably got just the times that work for you. And, since we know you want to be busy fielding questions when you are logged in working, weekly shift selection helps ensure exactly that.We require an easily attainable minimum number of hours to work (27 hours per month or 6 hours per week on average) to make sure that agents remain engaged and up-to-date with kgb’s processes. Special Agents have the freedom to select when and how often they work. But those who remain inactive after 60 consecutive days will be removed from our ranks.
Performance Measures:
Special Agent text responses will be scored in accordance with kgb’s Quality Standards. Quality Standards will be explained in detail during kgb Special Agents Training.Compensation:
Imagine making some extra spending money by answering questions while you sit in the comfort of your home. That’s what kgb Special Agents do. They use their superior question answering skills to earn extra dough just by being smart - and get paid for the questions that they answer.Compensation is “per piece” and is based on response type:
- $0.10 (USD) for each full response - query is investigated and answered by the Special Agent
- $0.05 (USD) for each validation response – answer automatically populates from our Knowledge Database and is forwarded on by the Special Agent
Link: http://542542.com/agent
Click the “Take the challenge now” link, which will take you to a 15 minutes test.
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I have worked for this company for 6 yrs. I am so excited for the new product to come into play. I am looking forward to seeing the success that I KNOW kgb is capable of. This is a rewarding expierience and is at top of technology.
Hi Melanie,
Thank you very much for your feedback! Glad to know kgb is a good company!
I passed all the tests and training and have now started answering questions. I have to say, it is a bit confusing and frustrating in the beginning, but now I find I’m having a lot of fun with it! I love the flexible schduling…as long as there are shifts available you can pretty much match you schedule to your life, very nice.
Hi Michelle,
Wow that’s great! Congratulations!
but how much can you really make with this job? $1.20/HOUR?
Hi Lisa,
Yeah, it’s not much. But the faster you are the more you will make. The questions are so various that is makes it fun, and you can learn new things too. If you’re sitting around on the computer with nothing to do, this is a good way to make at least a little money.
I’m pretty damn fast. I make 2.00 an hour. I’m a Special Agent. It sucks- I’m in San Francisco and minimum wage here is 9.79. Too bad, cuz I do like the job. Including my warming-up shifts I’ve worked for ten hours total, and made 17 dollars.
To be very honest…you are getting ripped off if you work at KGB, for the same number of hours you may put in…you’ll make 3-4x’s as much at ChaCha. The answers are easier, because you can choose what you want to answer. There are NO time limits…that is to say you can work whenever however long you want. There are no restrictions…at KGB you must work a certain amount of time each month or be suspended. You can work one hour a week every three months and still have ChaCha there. I worked at ChaCha for 6 months, and when KGB came out I decided to give them a try and add some diversity to my text work. No Way…honestly, ChaCha…..one week work at an avg of 10 hours per week was 3x’s the same at KGB. In fact…the lowest you can get is .10 a question, while at KGB that is the highest. I get .25 a question at least half the day.
Give ChaCha a try ….even the test is a lot more simple and system easier to follow.
i just think that if you are out their busting for the buck, make the most the easiest way possible so you have time for life, family, and you!
Good Luck either place
Sorry, by the way…KGB about 2.00 an hour if your super fast..ChaCha…about 4.50-7.00 an hour depending on fastness and categories you chose to answer (math pays the most)
Well, I have made at mist 4.50 an hour with KGB, which is entirely possible if the shift is under-staffed.
I just started KGB a couple weeks ago. My first day I made $12 in about 5 hours (what’s that like $2.40 an hour?), with a few 5-15 min breaks thrown in so I guess it was really about 4 hours (3.00/hr), and I thought I was going to kill myself. My next day(which was actually like 3 days later because I couldn’t bear the thought of another 5 hour shift so I had mine canceled) I couldn’t even work a full shift, so I only worked 50 minutes, but I made $4.05 in 49min and 42sec., not too bad, that’s up to almost 5 bucks/hour but still far below minimum and not rewarding enough. But a couple days after that I made 9 bucks in a little over an hour, and last night I made $12.15 in 1hr 6min 17sec of work. Now that’s over 10 an hour. So don’t let anyone tell you what your limits are on here. I don’t know what Trent is talking about saying he’s pretty damn fast @ 2.00/hr, I was making significantly more than that my very first day and I couldn’t even tell which way was up in the system. If you are smart, resourceful, and quick on your feet, I think you would have a hard time making less than $5.00/hr. I intend to try and work 90 min in the morning and 90 min in the evening, and I think I could pull in a decent extra income. Cha Cha I have never personally worked for, but I did a lot of research and as of July, I have seen a lot of complaints that business is really dying, and from people who work both I have been told Cha Cha is much less professional, and that their business model is the reason people are taking pay cuts (you don’t get 25 cents/question anymore to my knowledge). Basically they rely on word of mouth advertising, they advertise in their text msgs to make money (which many people don’t like) and they offer their service for free, which is great for the consumer but I don’t think it’s working out for their employees. I’m not trying to be biased, this is just the info I have based on my personal experience with KGB, and my research on Cha Cha.
Thanks everybody for your feedback from both sides!!
Dos anybody know something similar for non US citizens?
I am French, working in Ireland.. I did pass the test on kgb, but I can not become an agent…
Is this test rigged or something?
No matter how well I do, I get to the last “research” section and even answering them correct it says I’ve failed and to try again. I scored 100% on every section.
I just signed up for kgb. I used to work for ChaCha. I actually haven’t answered any questions for kgb yet but from what I can tell so far ChaCha seems better as far as the flexibility.
With ChaCha you can jump on any time you want. With kgb you have to schedule your shifts and you get penalized if you sign up for a shift and not work.
with kgb it seems like you have to jump through a lot more hoops for less money. I will try it and see how it works because I need the money. I wish now I hadn’t gotten so lazy with ChaCha and had my account deactivated.
I’ve been working for kgb for just over a month. You may not have complete flexibility with shifts but there is quite a bit. I usually don’t schedule my shift until 15 minutes before I start. I have never once not been able to get on. The minimum is 8 hours a month, that’s really not that much! And if you don’t work that much, just email them explaining why and you don’t get suspended. Kgb doesn’t send out spam like ChaCha, so that in itself makes kgb better!
I just wasted several hours doing the training and cert test for kgb and flunked it.
When they send you the links for the training and the practice simulator, they set a timer from when they send you the email (not when you open it!) I was on vacation and away from Internet so I didn’t have enough time to study and practice. My access was getting ready to expire within the hour so against my better judgement I took the cert exam when I should have asked a few more questions in the chat area and done some more practice and I would have been fine. But they don’t want me - snif snif - so I guess I can kiss their fantastic opportunity to earn an incredible (maybe) $4.50 an hour goodbye!
The test isn’t rigged. That happened to me too and I contacted KGB about it! The “research” section is the hardest and trickiest. Don’t go with the first answer you find from google… do a little searching to make sure you’re correct. Keep trying and you’ll pass!
I just started their training and have finished the first portion. As far as the research question, I found that using facts and an ingenious solution was enough to pass.
I’m definitely going to give KGB a try, with the recent pay cut over at chacha the most you can make as an expediter is 4 dollars an hour on a good day, I wouldn’t even try to switch to doing generalist work, they must be hurting even more since a ton of the work is being automated and expiditors are doing more of the work
with the way things are going chacha probably won’t be around for long, they’ve cut pay all over the place and started new workers on that point system which gives out maybe 3 dollar an hr if your lucky
I love KGB!! for me it’s not how much they’ll pay me..but the learning experience I get everytime I flunked and gave it a try over and over again…It doesnt stop there..it made me want to try harder in order for me to get what I want..coz if you want something..you gotta do something! those failed test and certification made me what I am now..I considered it as a training ground..since this is my 1st application in my whole 30yrs of existence..not bad for a plain housewife should I say..and now Im in a process of furnishing my requirements..I always believe in this “don’t just let your business or your job make something for you, let it make something of you.” :)
I NEED A ONLINE JOB!T.Y