How to look

for remote jobs?

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HELLO!

Magda Sowierszenko,
Head of Communication
@ Remote-how, Inc.

Passionate about helping companies

successfully implement distributed
workforce, everywhere.
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AGENDA
1. The right mindset

2. Where to look for remote jobs

3. How to build you PVP, working experience and emphasize critical skills

4. Q&A session

5. Little surprise
1. 3.

2. 4.
1. The right
mindset
THE RIGHT MINDSET

EMPLOYER-FIRST
MINDSET
It can be easy to think that there are more than
enough remote careers to go around. Truth? The
remote job space is extremely competitive.
As much as you are set on finding a remote job, don’t
mention that you’re applying for a position simply
because it is remote.
2. Where to look
for remote jobs
SOURCES
REMOTE JOB BOARDS
Remote job boards are websites
that curate open professional
positions that can be done
remotely.
CAREER PAGES
Company career pages include
current job openings, showcase
employer brand.
FACEBOOK GROUPS
Groups for particular
professionals, professionals
working remotely or general
“remote working” groups.

LINKEDIN YOUR NETWORK

LinkedIn has become the largest People you know or you have some
professional network online. connections, common interest
with.
REMOTE JOB BOARDS
REMOTE JOB BOARDS

● Be specific about the job you’re looking for

● Use multiple CVs
● Remember that just “clicking” apply might not
be enough

List of +100 remote job boards: http://bit.ly/webinar_lists_jobs

CAREER PAGES

● Search for the “top lists” in Google

● Go one-by-one and learn about their openings
#HACKING CLOSED
RECRUITMENT PLATFORMS

● BambooHR
● Zoho Recruit
● Workable
● Jobvite.com
Go to google and type:
● Recruiterbox.com site:workable.com + (position, remote, or industry)
… and other similar tools e.g: site:workable.com remote marketing
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RECRUITMENT PLATFORMS
FACEBOOK GROUPS

● Focus on groups with “professional profile”

● Always verify the profile of person who is posting
the offer
● Follow FB recommendations to find more groups

Good list to start with:

https://hackernoon.com/facebook-groups-remote-job-freelance-project-ee52c542946d
FACEBOOK GROUPS
LINKEDIN

● Master your search game with advanced search

● Send personal message to recruiter (and really,
make it personal!)
● Join LinkedIn groups with job offers or where you
can ask for help
#HACKING BOLLEAN
SEARCH ON LINKEDIN
YOUR NETWORK

● Linkedin connections
● Email contact list (in Gmail, emails you respond to are saved as
contacts, so you have a lot of possible connections)
● Slack channels
● Twitter and direct messages
● Facebook groups or private messages
● Community sites: Inbound, GrowthHackers, HackerNews
YOUR NETWORK

Hi Joe,

how are you? I hope I’m not bothering you, but I wanted to let you know I’m looking for a new

position (in industry or as a position). I was wondering if you knew of any openings we could chat

about. Either way, I’d love to catch up.

Thanks,

Magda
3. How to build
your profile?
YOUR PROFILE

PERSONAL VALUE WORKING SOFT & HARD

PROPOSITION EXPERIENCE SKILLS

Represents the value you can Critical role in deciding Everything that you’ve learned
bring to the position and whether you should be in the throughout your experience.
reason why you are an ideal recruitment process
candidate
PVP

● Who are you?

● What is your purpose and what is the
ideal career for you?
● What are the skills that make you the
ideal candidate for that role?
PVP

“HR professional, HR content and tech savvy with a

focus on developing and applying the best HR practices.
Also on setting processes which align the objectives of
an organisation while maximising employees’ potential.
The main goal is to «disrupt» the HRM world with new
innovative ideas that challenge the status quo”

Who are you I What is your purpose I What are the skills that make you the ideal candidate
WORKING EXPERIENCE

● Chronological order & use the same structure to describe

your past roles

● Highlight responsibilities and achievements, quantify

them and show the business value of each
● Use Arial or Calibri, 10.5-12, and keep 1.5 cm margins
● Highlight things relevant for remote work
WORKING EXPERIENCE
SOFT & HARD
SKILLS
● Combine general skills with remote skills e.g communication ->
digital communication
● Think about what kind of skills important in remote work you have
developed already
● Remember to mention your tool skills e.g. Slack, Asana, Trello.
SOFT & HARD
SKILLS

Virtual/Digital Time Interpersonal

Collaboration Management Communication

Strategic Self-management/ Technical Self-directed

Planning discipline Skills learning
Q&As

Over to YOU!
Do you have any questions about
looking for remote jobs?
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