🚀 The Remote Source Job Guide

Good Morning,

I’m excited to launch Remote Source’s most comprehensive job search resource to date:

The Remote Source Job Guide (with Lifetime Access)

After 10+ years of working remotely, 7+ years of reading and writing about remote work, and countless online searches for better remote jobs…

It was time to put something together that will give people access to shortcuts and resources I wish I’d had available over the years.

Here’s what’s inside the very first version of the guide:

• 51 remote job boards reviewed and ranked

• 13 of the best resume and cover letter tools

• 19 of the best upskilling platforms for remote career growth

• Newsletters and influencers to follow

• Exclusive discounts for Remote Source subscribers

• Free access to all future versions

Future versions of the guide will have more of everything above, and will be FREE TO ACCESS for anyone who has already downloaded the guide.

Plus: you can use discount code “SUBSCRIBER” for 50% off.

Once you’ve explored the guide, please let me know your thoughts and what you’d like to see more of. With your help, I’ll make this as useful as possible so tons more people can find remote jobs for years to come.

Thank you! 🙏

Remote Source Job Board

Featured companies:

Bounteous: 32 remote jobs
Airbnb: 83 remote jobs
Plaid: 37 remote jobs

🤝 Find Remote Jobs Here

Need to Know

🤷🏻‍♂️ Job search frustration mounts
Knowledge workers in the US are having a more difficult time landing interviews than ever before. Given the positive economic reports and national employment figures we continue to see, what’s causing the struggle?

“After vying for talent with generous pay and work-from-home flexibility, companies have reasserted control over the employer-employee relationship.” Essentially, companies have discovered they can be incredibly picky about who they hire and on what terms.

Further, most of this year’s employment gains are in traditionally in-person industries like government, healthcare, construction, and hospitality — there has been more limited growth in tech, business services, and other sectors that are more commonly remote.

There’s anecdote after anecdote about companies ghosting candidates at all stages of interviewing, and some HR reps have openly admitted that not all job listings are for imminent hiring.

The author doesn’t include any new suggestions for job seekers, but we’d encourage you to stay vigilant and tailor your application to each role to help increase your chances of securing interviews. (Wall Street Journal)

🌎 Remote jobs moving overseas
Since the beginning of the pandemic, many more companies globally are hiring across international lines to reduce labor costs.

And if they’re not hiring internationally, many are choosing to hire in lower cost of living areas across the US instead of hiring talent in major cities.

Companies have realized they can save money and receive equivalent talent (or close enough) with this geographic arbitrage.

The number of North American companies hiring employees in Central America and the Caribbean has more than tripled since 2020, and other parts of the world are seeing similar trends as well.

CNBC did provide some advice for job seekers in the US looking to stand out: emphasize soft skills. Many times, technical skills are a widely-available commodity that a company could theoretically find anywhere. But if candidates are able to show that they’re pleasant to work with and able to learn quickly, they’ll likely stand out more to recruiters. (CNBC)

👨🏻‍💻 HubSpot went remote, hasn’t looked back
As RTO mandates continue making headlines (ahem, Patagonia) — and rightfully, catching shade from everyone who sees them — it’s important to highlight the companies that have embraced remote work and seen success.

A year ago, HubSpot released data showing more workers opted for remote work since they were given the option.

Further, the sales team’s results and the engineering team’s GitHub commits didn’t show any decreases in performance, proving the company could function at a high level without a need for office work.

Even better, the company decided to use their offices for “connection days,” where the primary focus was to let people connect with others on different teams across the organization — accounting for one of the only downsides of remote work arrangements. (HR Brew)

🔮 The remote office of the future
This article explores what workdays for typical knowledge workers will look like in the next few years, with AI incorporated even more into our workplace technology.

More workers will have digital assistants — likely sitting in on meetings in our place when we have conflicts.

And while this allows individuals to get the same amount of work done as several people today, that doesn’t necessarily mean fewer jobs will be available. The author reminds us that past breakthrough innovations (for example, calculators) have always led to greater economic output and prosperity, instead of taking away jobs. (Fast Company)

🇬🇧 UK: highest remote work rates in Europe
According to newly-released LinkedIn data, the UK offers a higher rate of hybrid jobs than any other country in Europe. Further, 9% of open UK jobs are fully remote, which is far higher than the 3% found in the Netherlands, which before the pandemic was the EU leader in remote work.

There are a couple of primary reasons for this: first, the UK has a slightly higher share of tech and finance jobs, which can be done remotely.

But another reason is the high levels of individualism found in the UK, versus countries with cultures of collectivism, such as Japan or China.

Another telling statistic that points to the UK’s individualism: 55% said they would quit if their employer made them increase their office attendance; the next highest country was Sweden, where only 30% said they would quit under the same circumstances. (Fortune)

Stuff We Like

💡 Gantri Lights
Featured in a recent Ground Up Ideas newsletter, this lighting company manufactures an array of higher-end task lights that would be a unique addition to any home office. Fast Company described their 3D-printed fixtures as “the anti-IKEA.” (Gantri)

💬 How to work asynchronously
Almanac, a collaborative workflow tool that powers many remote companies, has several resources that are useful for remote teams — including their Guide to Asynchronous Communication. If you want to boost your team’s efficiency and have fewer meetings (…who doesn’t want that?) then check this guide out. (Almanac.io)

🇪🇸 Villajoyosa, Spain: Europe’s #1 Hidden Gem
Looking for a place to work remotely from in Europe? Keep Villajoyosa in mind. According to a recent survey, this city on the southeastern coast of Spain ranked the highest among hidden gems in Europe. There are over a dozen beaches and coves along its coast, and travelers appreciate snorkeling, open-air bars, seafood, and — unexpectedly — the city’s centuries-old chocolate-making tradition. (Conde Nast Traveler)