Tag: remote work

6 Must-Haves For The Perfect Remote Job Posting

Hiring · Remote Work — Jun 28, 2017

Hiring might be hard, but hiring for remote work is even harder. Recruiters need someone who is skilled in their area of expertise and able...

6 Challenges and Opportunities of Long-Term Remote Work

Remote Work — Jun 14, 2017

Some nice unexpected effects of my 9+ years of working from home. Most articles about remote work focus on finding a remote job or making...

Working Remotely with your Partner: How to Not Breakup (Or Get Fired)

Remote Work · Workplace — Jun 07, 2017

Filed under “Things I Do Not Recommend,” my partner, Patrick, and I changed jobs on the same day. We accepted remote job offers within hours...

Continuing Education for Remote Workers

Remote Work — May 31, 2017

A pro stays on top of the game through continued education. Modern trends and tools allow you to retain a competitive advantage, and the best...

Managing Working from Home During School Vacations

Remote Work — May 24, 2017

The good news is that summer is almost here. The bad news is the same. For the home worker who’s also a parent, summer break...

Show Your Face: The complex psychology of video chat, Part 2

Remote Work — May 17, 2017

In Part 1 we discussed the objections to using your video camera in a remote job, and how, for some, video chat can feel like...

Show Your Face: The complex psychology of video chat

Remote Work — May 10, 2017

With high-quality video chat available to everyone with a mobile phone we find ourselves in a spectacular time for remote communication, one that ten years...

Personality type and working from home

Remote Work — May 03, 2017

Quick, which personality type is best suited to work from home: introvert or extravert? The tempting generalization to make is that solitude-loving introverts will shine...

Solving Communication Problems on Your Remote Team

Remote Work — Apr 05, 2017

Communication is one of the first-order problems of distributed work. Everyone has heard of it and points to it at the top of the scoreboard...

The Time Zone Dance

Remote Work — Mar 08, 2017

“It’s a small world after all,” claims the infectious Disney earworm. That’s true at the Magic Kingdom and the modern workplace. High-speed internet and ever-evolving...