Only Looking For Remote Work

[CroMagna]

I've been working with a job coach for the past few months to find remote work. With her help, I have applied to 91 positions (which means 91 resumes, 91 different cover letters, and sometimes references).

I have only had about 4 interviews.

I have been rejected from 36.

I'm in the running for 55.

Remote work is my dream because I feel uncomfortable interacting but also because I dream of being a spiritual hermit while still making accomodations for the Western world, a world where there's such a thing as student loans.

Is it time to hang up the towel and work in an office? Any ideas?

[NewKidOnTheBlock]

I'd only tell you this - remote work isn't that dream you were sold, yeah the concept of it might look good at first glance, since we are naturally comfortable creatures and therefore, if you can also work while being comfortable, that's a win-win, right? Well, that's the thing, it is actually lose-lose because now you are tainting your place where you're suppose to be comfortable and chill, with work. Because working from home obviously doesn't mean you can just slack off and do what you like, you have to make the same effort as if you were in work. Plus you have no colleagues to interact with. But thats just my 2 cents

[Paradoxed]

Remote work usually comes to people in very qualified careers who don't need to go into an office every day, like accountants. Entry-level WFH jobs,  like customer support or virtual assistants, can be competitive and are outsourced easily to other countries (assuming you're in the states). I'm not saying it isn't possible, but it's not very likely in my opinion unless you are specialized somewhere. For example, if you have a skill that could be sold on Upwork, you could get contractual work through there. I don't wanna kill your dreams.

Edited 20 hours ago by Paradoxed

[Sincerity]

Go for it.

I work 100% remote, but I can go to the office whenever I want. Sometimes I do, especially when I’m feeling a bit drowsy/down but I really need to be focused.

It’s def easier to be more concentrated at the office. Less distraction. But on slower days at work being at the office is needless and a waste of time to me.

Remote work is definitely cool. I’m very grateful for it. But onsite work has its perks as well. You can more easily „close your workday” after you leave the office. You can meet with people. Free snacks/drinks if they have it. All that stuff.

Edited 18 hours ago by Sincerity

[SwiftQuill]

• https://remote.co/
• https://weworkremotely.com/
• https://www.workingnomads.com/jobs
• https://www.remote.io/
• https://remotepeople.com/best-websites-finding-remote-work/

I will tell you though, finding a remote job is quite difficult. Most "remote" opportunities require you to at least reside in their country. Some even in the same State (if you're in the USA). On top of that, usually remote jobs are for niche, specialized fields, like programming, or graphic design, or helpdesk, or things like that. There aren't many accessible remote job opportunities for general, non specialized applicants.

More tips:

• We're in late stage capitalism, and companies receive multiple applications. You could have an amazing CV and still get rejected a lot. Keep persisting even if you get past the 100 rejections (which isn't much imo).
• Apply strategically. Don't do the tinder method of swiping right all the time. Just like tinder, it doesn't work. Instead of applying for 50 ads with the same CV, apply for 15, but spend a lot of time adjusting your resume to each job ad in particular.
• For certain platforms, like LinkedIn, you can go the extra mile. You can apply for a job, then contact one of the HR managers in the company with a message, and just ask to accompany the status of the application.
• ATS - because of the bullshit late stage capitalism, many companies use AI systems and software to quickly filter out "bad" resumes. You need to look into the topic on how to maneuver around these. In short: don't include too many graphics and non text objects in your PDF document. No headers or footers or tables or anything like that.

Good luck on the job hunt, comrade.