When I tell people that I work remotely,
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2024 5:07 am
When I tell people that I work remotely, and that I manage a team of people from my backyard, I always get the same response: “how did you land that gig!” Most people are asking in a rhetorical way, but plenty of people follow up with “no really, how did you land that gig”.
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It’s a reasonable question, landing a remote job is not easy. I remember getting hired for my first remote job. I was really pumped that I could hang with my dogs and work at the same time, but it took a long time to find that job. When I first started looking, I had no idea that getting a remote job is different than getting a normal job.
I looked for 3 months, and I got very little response at first. The big job sites get tons of applications, for limited remote positions. After about 90 days, I realized that if I wanted to work from home, I needed to get creative. I was spinning my wheels, and quite frankly, running through savings.
Most companies don’t really advertise themselves as fully remote, and the ones that do, are albania phone number library to find unless you are looking on the right remote job websites (like Flexjobs and Solidgigs).
This was my biggest challenge: Finding the right freelance job sites that list remote jobs—and identifying the right companies to follow on those sites.
That said, I would love to say that if you find the right remote jobs sites companies are going to throw themselves at you. But that’s not what happens. Other enterprising job seekers have found the kingdom as well, and competition is high.
In fact, the competition for remote jobs is probably higher than competition for regular jobs.
You’ll need to know where to look, how to market yourself, and how to get creative with job applications (Hint: clicking apply is usually not enough).
"Clicking apply for a remote job is simply not enough.”
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The application process for remote jobs might seem a little confusing, but it’s actually not harder than a normal application process, just different.
Want to get a remote job? Here's how to make it happen (this weekend).
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It’s a reasonable question, landing a remote job is not easy. I remember getting hired for my first remote job. I was really pumped that I could hang with my dogs and work at the same time, but it took a long time to find that job. When I first started looking, I had no idea that getting a remote job is different than getting a normal job.
I looked for 3 months, and I got very little response at first. The big job sites get tons of applications, for limited remote positions. After about 90 days, I realized that if I wanted to work from home, I needed to get creative. I was spinning my wheels, and quite frankly, running through savings.
Most companies don’t really advertise themselves as fully remote, and the ones that do, are albania phone number library to find unless you are looking on the right remote job websites (like Flexjobs and Solidgigs).
This was my biggest challenge: Finding the right freelance job sites that list remote jobs—and identifying the right companies to follow on those sites.
That said, I would love to say that if you find the right remote jobs sites companies are going to throw themselves at you. But that’s not what happens. Other enterprising job seekers have found the kingdom as well, and competition is high.
In fact, the competition for remote jobs is probably higher than competition for regular jobs.
You’ll need to know where to look, how to market yourself, and how to get creative with job applications (Hint: clicking apply is usually not enough).
"Clicking apply for a remote job is simply not enough.”
Click To Post on
The application process for remote jobs might seem a little confusing, but it’s actually not harder than a normal application process, just different.