Retail is a terrible industry for those who want remote work. Or is it?
When I think of retail jobs, I picture cashiers and stock clerks a small shops and big box retailers. Either way, hardly the kind of jobs that come to mind when a friend or family member asks for suggestions about where they should look if interested in working remotely. But just because many and perhaps […]
Real estate offers great job options for those who want remote work
Some professions lend themselves well to remote work, or at least hybrid where you’re in the office some of the time and working from home the rest. Real estate is one of those but even within such an industry, there are plenty of jobs that must be performed in-person and in the office. We wanted […]
12 great remote jobs those early in their marketing and advertising careers
Some professions do not lend themselves well to remote work. Think jobs in restaurants, hotels, and hospitals. Sure, there are some jobs in each of those industries that can easily be done by fully remote workers, but most cannot. After all, you’re not likely to knock on the front door of a surgeon’s home and […]
Can you really work remotely in a manufacturing role?
Some jobs lend themselves better than others to working remotely, whether that’s hybrid and so only part of the time or fully remote so you’re never in-person. But just because many and perhaps even most jobs in a particular sector cannot be performed remotely even part of the time does not mean that all jobs […]
New overtime rule from U.S. Dept of Labor about to massively increase wages for new grads
Yesterday, the big news in the U.S. labor market was the prohibition of non-competes. Today, the news is even more substantial: four million (!) workers are going to see massive increases to their earnings if their employers continue to require them to work overtime. A new U.S. Department of Labor rule lifts the salary ceiling […]
15 great jobs for managers who want to work remotely
There’s nothing inherent about the role of manager that requires the employee to work in person, whether that’s all of or part of the time. To be a manager simply means that you’re a person responsible for controlling or administering at least part of an organization. Maybe people report to you. Maybe none do. One […]
15 remote jobs that are great for legal professionals
Whether you’re looking for a job as a lawyer, paralegal, legal assistant, or other role in the legal profession, chances are that working remotely at least part of the time is something you’ve considered and perhaps want. As more and more jobs in all industries move from being fully remote to hybrid and some even […]
Great, remote, insurance jobs for students, recent grads, and others early in their careers
Jobs in the insurance industry are pretty typical as compared to most industries with respect to whether they’re well-suited to remote work. In short, some are perfect for remote work, some are impossible for remote work, and some have elements which are perfect and others which are impossible for remote work. We recently reached out […]
Can recruiter enablement really save recruiters 64 minutes per day? | ep61
Adam Gordon is the Co-Founder of Poetry, a start-up based in Glasgow, Scotland. Poetry is a recruiter enablement platform that allows recruiters to share brand assets like logos and other graphics, job posting templates, and onboarding and other documents. Instead of each hunting around for what they need, Poetry puts all at their fingertips. The […]
Great remote jobs in HR for those early in their careers
As the pandemic retreats further and further into the past, more and more employers are encouraging and even requiring their employees to return to the office at least some or even all of the time. For those who are considering entering a role within human resources or perhaps already are in that field, finding a […]