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Re: Ask HN: Best place to look for remote jobs?

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Post by pieterhg » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 5:31 PM UTC

zo1 wrote: post #10

spraak wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't really like this site and others like it. I could be wrong, but it appears to be an automated scraper of real managed content like https://weworkremotely.com/ which is what I'd recommend and found my first remote position through

The last time I tried one of these "work remotel" sites with an "io" tld, they ended up re-using my email address on other business ventures. Essentially some tard thought that I was a "lead" because I signed up for updates for a specific set of remote job criteria. I never got any of those updates, instead got emails promoting some other website/startup that the same guy ran.

Ah I think that was me! Sorry about that. Email alerts are working now, and I'll never send anything else to there anymore.

Re: Ask HN: Best place to look for remote jobs?

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Post by markbnj » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 5:32 PM UTC

taway_1212 wrote: post #2

The HN's Who's hiring thread is pretty good - I found a remote job twice there, and I'm not even in the US.

Agreed, got my current remote gig through an HN "Who's Hiring" post.

Re: Ask HN: Best place to look for remote jobs?

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Post by pieterhg » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 5:32 PM UTC

spraak wrote: post #6

rrherr wrote: post #3

https://remoteok.io/

I don't really like this site and others like it. I could be wrong, but it appears to be an automated scraper of real managed content like https://weworkremotely.com/ which is what I'd recommend and found my first remote position through

You're right, it's fully automated. It tries to save people time having to search all the big traditional (non remote) job boards for remote jobs.

Re: Ask HN: Best place to look for remote jobs?

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Post by pieterhg » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 5:34 PM UTC

spoiledtechie wrote: post #33

_noqo wrote: post #29

Job boards * http://weworkremotely.com * http://remoteok.io * http://remotebase.io * http://workingnomads.co * http://authenticjobs.com * http://folyo.me * http://jobspresso.co * http://wfh.io * http://remotefriendly.work * http://linkedin.com/jobs * http://angel.co/jobs * http://designernews.co/jobs * http://news.ycombinator.com (monthly posts for freelance jobs) * http://dribbble.com/jobs (only design) * http://get…

Can anyone confirm, that any of these sites have found them remote jobs? I would love to know as I am interested in joining, but I don't actually think its worth it? Paid membership * http://join.nomadlist.com ($25 month | $75 year | $200 lifetime) * http://workfrom.co/chat ($5 month | $50 year) * http://freelance.chat ($25 lifetime)

As the maker of Nomad List: no, definitely no guarantee and it's not the main purpose of the community at all.

It's just a chat and there's a jobs channel. I know many people found clients etc. through it but it's very informal. Think of it like a bar, not a network event. You might meet the right people, you might not.

Re: Ask HN: Best place to look for remote jobs?

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Post by pieterhg » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 5:38 PM UTC

Remote work is the #1 perk/benefit for employees now. It's no wonder it's hard to land a remote job because everybody wants them.

The focus should be on increasing your skills, making them more unique and super necessary for employers.

And then use the relationships you have already (eg current employer or clients) to start working remotely.

Re: Ask HN: Best place to look for remote jobs?

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Post by spoiledtechie » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 5:39 PM UTC

akamaka wrote: post #44

spoiledtechie wrote: post #34

In all honesty, I work part time on remote jobs. I have a lot of debt I need to pay off, family medical. I have for the 2 years, applied to 100+ jobs a week. When I don't have work or when I find my current work teetering off, I sit down every Monday, go to 40+ job sites I have collected over time and just apply to as many as possible within the 2 hours or so. Its hit or miss, but I tend to find something within the…

For every 100 jobs you apply for, how many responses do you get, and how many interviews?

I get maybe ~5 responses.

Re: Ask HN: Best place to look for remote jobs?

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Post by spoiledtechie » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 5:40 PM UTC

nickthemagicman wrote: post #37

spoiledtechie wrote: post #34

In all honesty, I work part time on remote jobs. I have a lot of debt I need to pay off, family medical. I have for the 2 years, applied to 100+ jobs a week. When I don't have work or when I find my current work teetering off, I sit down every Monday, go to 40+ job sites I have collected over time and just apply to as many as possible within the 2 hours or so. Its hit or miss, but I tend to find something within the…

This is interesting. Do you apply for part-time jobs specifically?

Both full and part time. There are not enough part time gigs to go around. So hoping some full time folks would take a part time guy.

Re: Ask HN: Best place to look for remote jobs?

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Post by spoiledtechie » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 5:41 PM UTC

bnt wrote: post #36

spoiledtechie wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I couldn't agree more that their interviewing is terrible.

Were you interviewing for one of the Core developer teams (the ones actually building Toptal), or for Toptal to work as a freelance developer (to work on Client projects)? Toptal has a lot of open (internal) positions and their interview process is different than when applying to work on Toptal as a freelancer. Everyone on the Core development team is remote. https://www.toptal.com/careers

Freelance work.

Re: Ask HN: Best place to look for remote jobs?

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Post by Periodic » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 5:42 PM UTC

calcsam wrote: post #4

An old colleague of mine, who'd worked for an LA-based tech company for 10 years, went to hand in his resignation. He was moving to Charlotte so he could be with his girlfriend. His boss begged him to stay -- he could even work remotely. My friend took the deal. He lives in Charlotte now and flies to LA every 2 or 3 months. The best place to look for remote jobs is to talk to people who have worked with you in the pa…

If you want to do that, make sure you ask the appropriate people, e.g. HR, about it before you do it. A single manager may not know anything about having remote workers, but HR may be able to assist.

I had an awkward experience leaving my last company. I wanted to move and was willing to work remotely, but no one on my team or my immediate managers thought that was something the company would be willing to do so we agreed I'd resign. It wasn't until I had already accepted a job at another company that I started hearing from friends in other parts of the company that it was possible to become a remote worker. It was just so rare that my immediate team was quoting an old policy and they didn't bother to verify it with HR.

To be fair, the job I found has been great and I'm glad I left.

Re: Ask HN: Best place to look for remote jobs?

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Post by mhgbrown » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 5:44 PM UTC

calcsam wrote: post #4

An old colleague of mine, who'd worked for an LA-based tech company for 10 years, went to hand in his resignation. He was moving to Charlotte so he could be with his girlfriend. His boss begged him to stay -- he could even work remotely. My friend took the deal. He lives in Charlotte now and flies to LA every 2 or 3 months. The best place to look for remote jobs is to talk to people who have worked with you in the pa…

+1 — this has happened to me twice. Once at the end of an internship I was allowed to continue working remotely while finishing a degree and again when I just decided I wanted to move! You're more valuable than you think!