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Submitting your Home Office Requirements
Home Office Requirements are the various equipment that you need to
have at home in order for you to provide exceptional service to our
clients and their customers.
These requirements are determined with the client and program you
are profiled for in order to have the most optimal environment for
working with them.
Home Office Requirements, of course, involve the home office itself;

how it’s laid out and how the room is set up for work. It is best to have
your home office set up in a room of the house that is devoid of all
potential distractions and deterrents.
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Computer Home Office Requirements

Computer Processor Type and Speed
For all of our positions, your personal computer (desktop, ALL in

ONE, or laptop) needs to have a Dual Core Processor or Higher.
This means that your computer must possess two or more
processors working together. The minimum speed is 2GHz of
processing. Please remember that a dual core processor with 1.3
GHz of speed is not the same as a computer with 2.6 GHz. The
speed of your processors as reflected in your computer properties
is already the combined processing power of your machine.
If the processor is a quad core machine or higher, 1.0 GHz of

processing speed is good enough.
Additionally, we require all our candidates to have at least 1 GBs

of RAM in order for all our systems to run properly and efficiently
on your device.
Operating System
Our systems are windows applications and therefore require the

use of Windows operated computers. Windows 7, Windows 8, and
8.1, and 10 are acceptable.

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Separate Standalone Monitors
These are your run-of-the-mill computer monitors and typically

come with your desktop computer. These come in any of the
following display types:
CRT Monitors LED Monitors
LCD Monitors Plasma Monitors
Smart TVs, ALL-in-one PCs, and your Laptop’s monitor are NOT
approved as standalone monitors. You must have a traditional
detached monitor.

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Separate Standalone Monitors
Please remember that your monitors must have a VGA Cable for it
to be connected to your computer.
VGA Cable for Monitors VGA Port where monitors connect into
If the monitors do not have these, candidates must talk to their

local computer good store to find out what options to connect
monitors to the VGA port are available.

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Internet Home Office Requirements

Internet Connection
Internet connection should be “direct to PC” for the following

reasons:
1. Stability
2. Security
3. Speed
A hardline / hardwire connection is required for work at home.

Some program also require modem/router verification for extra
security.
Internet Browser
All employees will be required to connect to a tool called

WebCenter. This is system is the employee intranet and all tasks
for the day start by logging into WebCenter. For WebCenter to
be loaded into your computer and for you to log into it, you will
need to have Internet Explorer as that is the ONLY browser that
allows you to connect to the network.

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Internet Home Office Requirements

Internet Speed
There are 2 components to your internet speed:
1. Download Speed or the amount of data in Megabytes (MB)

that is delivered to your computer per second. This is measured
in MBPS (Megabytes per second)
2. Upload Speed or the amount of data in Megabytes (MB) that
your internet connection enables you to send to the internet
per second. This is also measured in MBPS (Megabytes per
second)
For our clients needs we require a minimum of 3 MBPS for

Download Speed and 1 MBPS for the Upload Speed.
Many other clients WILL have greater requirements. This should

be acquired prior to the start of your training as it can take
time for the internet provider to update your connection speed.

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Headset and Phone Requirements

Headsets
There are 2 kinds of headsets that we will use:
1. USB Headset. This is a headset that connects to your computer

via the USB port. This allows you to have a better sound and
microphone connection versus the conventional audio jack
headsets. The USB headset is used during training sessions and
review sessions done via online classrooms.
2. Corded Phone Headset. This is a headset that connects to the

base of a corded phone or can connect to an amplifier or dock
that can connect to the corded phone. This headset is used to
receive and make calls.

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Corded Phone
There is really just one type of corded phone. It’s a phone that is
connected to the phone line by a wire and has its receiver also
connected to the phone via a pigtail cord.
Cordless phones, wireless phones, cellphones, VOIP phones, and

other types of land lines are not acceptable.

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Home Phone Line
You will need to have a plain old telephone service (POTS)

installed for your home phone line.
The home phone line must meet any of the following

requirements:
Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) – traditional landline phone

service using a dedicated copper pair to the home.
Cable – phone service from a Cable TV service provider.
Fiber-Optic – phone line provided by a local phone service.
Please note, this phone line will not be available for any personal
household use during your shift hours.
PLEASE DISABLE ANY AND ALL CALL FORWARDING, CALL

WAITING, or ANY SIMILAR SERVICES ON THE PHONE LINE.
You do not need long distance service. Satellite phones, wireless

phones, cordless phones, and VoiP (voice over internet protocol)
phones are not allowed for use with SYKES Home.

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Home Office Setup Requirements
Your home office should follow these guidelines:
1. Ergonomically safe
2. Comfortable for extended periods of time
3. Well ventilated
4. Has ample space for you and your Home Office Requirements
5. Noise and Distraction Free
Please know that there is a zero tolerance policy for background

noise and distractions during your shift.

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Most home office requirements are verified by submitting

screenshots or make and model information through support
messages from the candidate’s application page in HIRE.
When submitting makes and models of your headsets and

monitors, you only need to post these information on your
support messages page. If you are not sure what the make and
model is, take a photograph of the ACTUAL device and upload it
to your support messages. We will not accept stock images
downloaded from the internet as we need to see the EXACT
item that you have.

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For your Screenshots of your:
1. Confirmed RAM Capacity of your computer

2. Confirmed Genuine Windows Operating System Version
3. Confirmed Processor Type
4. Confirmed Processor Speed
The easiest way to get them in ONE screenshot is to follow these instructions:
1. Open your My Computer folder.
2. Right click on the screen, click on Properties, and your System Properties
should appear.
Take a screenshot of the WHOLE page as all the information necessary for
the list above are in here. We advise using your PC’s snipping tool to take
the screenshots.
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For your Screenshots of your Internet Speed Test results.
SYKES only accepts results taken from http://www.speedtest.net/ or it’s beta

version http://beta.speedtest.net/
All other speed test results WILL NOT be accepted. Additionally, the speed test
must be completed FROM YOUR COMPUTER. Tests done using the mobile
speed test app or using mobile browsers are not accepted as they are not done
on the PC that will be used for work.
1. Go to http://www.speedtest.net/ click on BEGIN TEST.
2. Wait for the test to run for BOTH the Download and Upload Speed.

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For your Screenshots of your Internet Speed Test results.
3. You will see a completed speed test result on the screen. Take a screenshot
of all the numbers in the result. The same screenshot below is what we are
looking for. The numbers should be visible for both the download and
upload speed results.
4. Upload the results to your applicant support messages page for our team to
review.

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS
1. You are required to MEET ALL of the HOME OFFICE REQUIREMENTS

for us to allow you to continue with the job even if your program will
give you an Alpine in a Box setup.
2. You must not expect to be reimbursed for your phone line, internet
connection, and purchased home office requirements if you needed to
buy them or upgrade what you currently have. Making these
purchases was something that you have explicitly agreed to during the
interview.
3. You must complete ALL your home office requirements as soon as

possible as enrollment for class slots are first come, first served and
you will not be pushed for enrollment until ALL your Home Office
Requirements have been confirmed.
4. If you cannot commit to getting your Home Office Requirements in

time, notify your recruiters immediately so that they can work with you
and move you into the next training start date if any other open
positions will still be available.

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Home Office Requirements, of course, involve the home office itself;

Property of SYKES Enterprises Inc.

Computer Home Office Requirements

For all of our positions, your personal computer (desktop, ALL in

If the processor is a quad core machine or higher, 1.0 GHz of

Additionally, we require all our candidates to have at least 1 GBs

Our systems are windows applications and therefore require the

Property of SYKES Enterprises Inc.

Computer Home Office Requirements

These are your run-of-the-mill computer monitors and typically

CRT Monitors LED Monitors

LCD Monitors Plasma Monitors

Property of SYKES Enterprises Inc.

Computer Home Office Requirements

If the monitors do not have these, candidates must talk to their

Property of SYKES Enterprises Inc.

Internet Home Office Requirements

Internet connection should be “direct to PC” for the following

A hardline / hardwire connection is required for work at home.

All employees will be required to connect to a tool called

Property of SYKES Enterprises Inc.

Internet Home Office Requirements

There are 2 components to your internet speed:

1. Download Speed or the amount of data in Megabytes (MB)

For our clients needs we require a minimum of 3 MBPS for

Many other clients WILL have greater requirements. This should

Property of SYKES Enterprises Inc.

Headset and Phone Requirements

There are 2 kinds of headsets that we will use:

1. USB Headset. This is a headset that connects to your computer

2. Corded Phone Headset. This is a headset that connects to the

Property of SYKES Enterprises Inc.

Headset and Phone Requirements

Cordless phones, wireless phones, cellphones, VOIP phones, and

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Headset and Phone Requirements

Home Phone Line

You will need to have a plain old telephone service (POTS)

The home phone line must meet any of the following

Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) – traditional landline phone

PLEASE DISABLE ANY AND ALL CALL FORWARDING, CALL

You do not need long distance service. Satellite phones, wireless

Property of SYKES Enterprises Inc.

Home Office Setup Requirements

Your home office should follow these guidelines:

Please know that there is a zero tolerance policy for background

Property of SYKES Enterprises Inc.

Most home office requirements are verified by submitting

When submitting makes and models of your headsets and

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For your Screenshots of your:

1. Confirmed RAM Capacity of your computer

1. Open your My Computer folder.

For your Screenshots of your Internet Speed Test results.

SYKES only accepts results taken from http://www.speedtest.net/ or it’s beta

1. Go to http://www.speedtest.net/ click on BEGIN TEST.

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For your Screenshots of your Internet Speed Test results.

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1. You are required to MEET ALL of the HOME OFFICE REQUIREMENTS

3. You must complete ALL your home office requirements as soon as

4. If you cannot commit to getting your Home Office Requirements in