✨ Hiring based on "vibes"

Inside: Leidos is hiring engineers, solution architects, and more. Plus: resume tips for the private sector, selfies to prove office attendance, big RTO issues at JPMorgan's biggest campus, and more.

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May 05, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes

Good Morning,

Last week, the woman behind the resumeofficial101 Instagram account shared a very popular post shining a light on her past experience in HR.

In her role at a large company in 2020, she was in charge of reviewing survey data to see how employees felt about remote work.

She’d never seen a company survey get so many responses — there were tons of long-form answers, overwhelmingly in favor of remote work. For example:

  • There were parents who said they could take their kids to get chemotherapy

  • Parents also shared that they could see their kids’ milestones that they would have otherwise missed

  • Hundreds of people said their fitness, wellness routines, or chronic health conditions had substantially improved

Her point in making this video: why would companies move forward with a strict return to office mandate, when they DON’T have data that says their company will do better, but they DO have data that shows their employees’ lives will be worse?

I loved this quote: “When there’s a new way to work that makes people’s lives better, and it doesn’t cost you anything, I don’t understand why you wouldn’t wholeheartedly embrace it.”

What a post — it resonated strongly with me, as you can imagine.

So for the times when you see lots of headlines about CEOs making decisions to bring people into the office for as many days they can squeeze out, and you wonder if remote work is “dying”… remember that a heavy majority of people want the flexibility to choose where they work from.

And because such a high percentage of people want that flexibility, and because technology is becoming even better at supporting it, it’s inevitable that remote work will become a reality for more and more people in the coming years.

For those searching, hang in there — we’ll keep bringing more remote jobs and resources your way.

COMPANY SPOTLIGHT

  • Leidos is a technology company that supports government agencies and large organizations with advanced solutions in areas like defense, healthcare, and cybersecurity. Leidos works on complex projects such as protecting networks, analyzing data, and developing systems for national security and space exploration.

  • 72 open roles, primarily in Engineering, Solution Architecture, and System Administration.

  • Remote-friendly, with a section on its website specifically devoted to sharing remote opportunities.

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NEED TO KNOW

Remote work headlines:

  • Remote work is an evolution: it “has too many concrete pros that outweigh theoretical cons” (Inc.)

  • Some Department of Homeland Security employees were told to send managers a selfie 🤳 to prove they were working in the office (Government Executive)

  • JPMorgan’s biggest campus — with 12,000 employees — is running into lots of issues after forcing everyone to return to the office (Business Insider)

  • Elon Musk wants to get rid of remote work while he works remotely for the Trump administration (Jezebel)

  • Amazon CEO says culture can’t be taught remotely (Business Insider)

  • Remote work doesn’t have to mean remote relationships (Entrepreneur)

  • PwC is the latest company to threaten termination if employees don’t return to the office (Yahoo! Finance)

  • Uber’s CEO — who has blamed remote work for lower rideshare revenue — now calls for remote employees to go in-office three days a week (CNBC)

TECH TALK

More screens, more productivity

Many of you are already familiar with a personal favorite gadget of mine, Xebec’s Snap laptop attachment — the successor to their Tri-Screen 2. For a while now Xebec has been one of the clear frontrunners in a space that hasn’t really gone mainstream yet.

I was surprised to see recently that Asus now has a Zenbook Duo, which gives users two 14” screens in what appears to be a thin laptop setup. I love to see the innovation finally reaching large manufacturers, because, honestly, we know they could have launched these years ago.

And with how much more effective so many of us are with multiple monitors, this trend can make remote work even more effective for tons of people and their employers.

Asus Zenbook Duo: buyer beware?

But Amazon actually has a note on the Zenbook Duo page that says “Frequently returned” 😬 …haven’t seen that before — can’t be good! At least Xebec has years of experience under their belt and much higher customer satisfaction. And at the very least, there are plenty of competitors with simple one-screen attachments.

PS: this isn’t sponsored, but Xebec is raising prices a bit at the end of the day today because of new tariffs — so if you were considering a purchase, now would be the time to pull the trigger and get yourself one.

JOB SEEKERS

Hiring on “vibes” 🤙🏼

  • Managers hire on “vibes” more than skills — applicants are 12X more likely to be hired if they’re referred to as having a “great personality” (HR Dive)

  • This job applicant almost got scammed; the Teams chat interview raised suspicion and she escaped without losing anything (LinkedIn)

  • Resume tips for Federal workers looking to enter the private sector (Business Insider)

  • Five in-demand jobs shaping the future of work: Customer Success Engineer, Digital Identity Manager, RPA Developer, Chief Remote Officer (nice), and Renewable Energy Engineer (Forbes)

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