Ask HN: Do you work remotely? How did you get that job?

Post by vcanales » Tue, Jun 13, 2017, 3:03 PM UTC

cgh wrote: post #47

lbotos wrote: post #17

This post makes it sound like you are on the junior side. IF that's the case, I'd absolutely advise getting a "desk" job first. Get your skills way up. That feedback loop will absolutely be tighter if you are a junior. With remote work, it's about what you can show for it, not just the words. What do you have to show for what you've learned?

Yes, I agree. I had ten years of experience before I got my first remote job. It was with a contracting company. The clients needed to know they could trust me (this was nearly a decade ago, when remote work was less common) and I needed a track record I could point to, complete with multiple software releases in various fields. In this period, I learned a lot about remote collaboration and the importance of communic…

Post by taway_1212 » Tue, Jun 13, 2017, 5:07 PM UTC

DrNuke wrote: post #10

taway_1212 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My experience points to the contrary, I had gotten multiple remote jobs with Skype-only interviews.

I can say that you are clearly much above the average for skills, location, network, portfolio or a combination of these, which is not the case for the great majority of people applying for remote jobs these days, location being somewhat the most important factor.