First, decide what your ideal work schedule looks like. Do you want or need to work from home full time, or would a hybrid arrangement combining office and remote days meet your requirements?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then consider your deal breakers and potential compromises. Let\u2019s say you\u2019re looking for a fully remote position and see your dream job advertised as hybrid only. Would you consider it? Conversely, could you settle for a non-dream position that offered other kinds of flexibility, such as flextime and windowed work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once you\u2019ve settled on your priorities, you\u2019re ready to start your job search. Visit online job boards, but keep in mind that not all sites are optimized for remote opportunities. You may have to do some creative filtering in your search. You can look for things like \u201c100% remote\u201d or \u201cremote companies\u201d to start with, then narrow your search by your area of expertise. If a job posting doesn\u2019t mention remote work at all, the firm probably doesn\u2019t offer it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These aren\u2019t normal times, though, and you may need to dig deeper than the usual job boards. Good sources include FlexJobs, AngelList and Remotive, which focus on jobs that can be done remotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember that a company could have a top-notch remote-work policy that meets all your needs and still <\/em>be the wrong choice for you. Organizational culture permeates an entire workforce, on-site, hybrid or remote, so you still need to do your background research to assess whether a company\u2019s values and principles align with your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you\u2019ve found a role that\u2019s right for you, it\u2019s time to start drafting your application. Highlight the skills (both technical and soft) that have made you successful in remote or hybrid situations in the past, plus any previous experience working as part of a dispersed team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Warning: Don\u2019t emphasize your remote working prowess at the expense of skills the employer is most interested in. If the job post lists advanced Excel and experience with cloud-based tools as the must-have skills, lead with those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What if you find the perfect position, but it isn\u2019t remote? Should you apply and then ask the company to tweak the job spec to meet your needs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The truth is, this is probably a waste of your time and the employer\u2019s. If the job posting clearly states that the position is office only, asking the firm to bend to your preferences may simply convey to them that you didn\u2019t read the job posting. However, if the company advertises flexibility in the listing or touts flexible work as an employee benefit, feel free to start a conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re looking for a position that lets you work remotely, your timing is good. There are plenty of remote jobs out there, and more and more organizations are embracing remote and hybrid policies<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asukwo Mendie Archibong Esq<\/p>\n\n\n\n US Attorney at Law <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Refining your remote work job search First, decide what your ideal work schedule looks like. Do you want or need to work from home full time, or would a hybrid arrangement combining office and remote days meet your requirements? Then consider your deal breakers and potential compromises. Let\u2019s say you\u2019re looking for a fully remote […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Job-search-woman.jpg?fit=1036%2C691&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11945"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11948,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11945\/revisions\/11948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Tips for applying<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What if the job isn\u2019t remote?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n