The 8 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid When Applying For a Remote Job
Advice on landing remote roles from hiring experts at Doist, Buffer, InVision, Timely, and Toggl.
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Articles on how life and work are changing. Topics include: digital nomads, remote work, the future of work and much more.
Monday, Dec 10, 2018
How to balance full-time work with creative projects
A guide to finding the right day job, protecting your time, and building creative habits.
Friday, Dec 7, 2018
How Restaurants Got So Loud
Restaurants are so loud because architects don’t design them to be quiet. Much of this shift in design boils down to changing conceptions of what makes a space seem upscale or luxurious, as well as evolving trends in food service.
Fighting the “loneliness epidemic” at work: Dan Schawbel on creating real connections in the Age of Isolation
In this interview, we spoke with Dan about the real threat of workplace isolation, the way technology increasingly keeps us apart, and how leaders of the future can shift their approach from managing workers to managing people.
Thursday, Dec 6, 2018
You probably won’t make it to the top
That’s a game worth winning: The one played with yourself for your own betterment. Not the one played against others, measured against them. Screw that game.
20 Questions To Ask Before Joining A Startup
When I first joined a startup in 2012 I did my best to ask the right questions when interviewing. My engineering background prepared me for engineering tasks and helped me write a resume, but it didn’t prepare me well for how to evaluate a startup offer. While this might be obvious to some, this is what I wish I knew when trying to break into the startup scene.
Wednesday, Dec 5, 2018
The Science of the Job Search, Part VII: You Only Need 50% of Job “Requirements”
We were curious about how many job requirements are actually required, so we analyzed job postings and resumes for 6,000+ applications across 118 industries from our database of users. We found that while matching requirements is important, you don’t necessarily need to match all of them.
High score, low pay: why the gig economy loves gamification
Using ratings, competitions and bonuses to incentivise workers isn’t new – but as I found when I became a Lyft driver, the gig economy is taking it to another level.
Tuesday, Dec 4, 2018
This Software Company Has a $1 Billion Valuation, 800 Employees, and Zero Offices
Operating virtually hasn’t exactly slowed the company down. InVision now has 800 employees (up from fewer than 500 a year ago) and a $1 billion valuation that should increase with its imminent next funding round. By those measures, InVision is already bigger than Slack was when it was named Inc.’s Company of the Year for 2015.
Helsinki to Begin Anonymous Recruiting – Job Applications to be Processed Without Name, Gender and Other Personal Info
Anonymous recruiting entails that the name, date of birth, address, mother’s tongue, gender and any other personal information that could consciously or unconsciously affect the choices of the recruiting manager are not included in the job application.
Monday, Dec 3, 2018
Tulsa Remote
Hi, remote workers! We’ll pay you to work from Tulsa. You’re going to love it here.
For someone who wants to become a “digital nomad”
Hi, I’m a long time lurker on this page and I just have a few questions that I need some help answering: What does it mean to be a digital nomad? What does a normal work week usually look like? What are some Pros/Cons of being a digital nomad? What interested you/ made you want to take on this occupation? What are some tips you would tell someone wanting to be a digital nomad in the future?
Friday, Nov 30, 2018
A digital nomad is not respected at my job - is it good to keep your nomad status a secret?
Do you all pretend to be living a boring life to avoid this perception, or the envy of office-bound coworkers?
Thursday, Nov 29, 2018
The myth of self-control
Psychologists say using willpower to achieve goals is overhyped. Here’s what actually works.
Managing disagreements: How to handle diverging points-of-view with your boss
How do you disagree productively with your boss, or another senior leader on the team?
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2018
How does employee onboarding in your remote teams look like?
What are the processes, the tools? How much time does it take? What are the pain points?
Are You Sitting Down? Standing Desks Are Overrated
They’re not cures for anything, and standing is not exercise.
Tuesday, Nov 27, 2018
The Art of Job Interviewing
If you Google ‘job interview’, lots of tips for candidates will appear, but not so many for the people on the other side of the table. So where do you find all you need to know to nail a job interview from an employer’s perspective? Right here, that’s where.
Has anyone made a successful career by working remote jobs found on Upwork/Freelancer?
Can you describe your experience?
Monday, Nov 26, 2018
Don’t work “remotely”
The term “remote” work itself implies tasks being done at arm’s length, and at some critical remove between object and subject. I’m here, and “the work” is over there, in other words. Like anywhere, this framing is critical. And it’s also mostly wrong. Don’t adopt “remote” working. Adopt distributed work.