Summary

The web content provides an overview of the top five platforms for finding remote jobs in 2020, along with the author's personal experiences with each.

Abstract

The article discusses the increasing popularity of remote work and lists the top five websites for finding remote job opportunities. The author begins with AngelList, emphasizing its user-friendly approach for job seekers and startups, offering personalized job recommendations based on profiles. Upwork is presented as a platform with a mixed reputation, requiring a vetting process for freelancers to access project-based work with big companies. WeWorkRemotely is noted for its simplicity and extensive job listings from reputable companies. Stack Overflow is recognized for its established community of programmers and its job board that caters to developers of all levels. Lastly, RemoteOk is praised for its user-friendly design and diverse range of remote job offerings across various sectors.

Opinions

The author expresses a preference for AngelList due to its ease of use and tailored job matching.
Upwork is seen with ambivalence; the author acknowledges its potential but also the initial challenges faced in gaining platform acceptance.
WeWorkRemotely is appreciated for its straightforward job search interface and the quality of its listed companies.
Stack Overflow is highly regarded within the programming community and is considered a valuable resource for developer-specific job opportunities.
RemoteOk is favored for its appealing design, job categorization, and frequent updates with new job postings.
The author suggests that there are many other platforms for remote job searching beyond the top five mentioned and invites readers to share their own experiences and recommendations.

Top Pages to Look for Remote Jobs in 2020

And my experience in all of them

There are a lot of reasons to look for remote work online, now more than ever. For many, working remotely has always meant living the dream of work-life balance, and now probably the majority of us have tried how it feels and liked it. The good news is that there are currently many offers to work 100% remotely anywhere in the world.

Just like there are a lot of remote jobs, there are also many pages to find them, so if you don’t know where to start looking, I bring you my top 5 pages where I have looked for remote work and my personal experience with them.

AngelList

I’m going to start with my favorite one, Angellist. AngelList is a website for startups, angel investors, and job-seekers looking to work at startups. The platform has a mission to democratize the investment process and to help startups with their challenges in fundraising and talent.

The fact that they have startups makes the hiring process easier. I like it because you create a profile and according to the information you provide, it will give you a list of jobs that are according to your experience. You can also filter them depending on the salary range, the number of employees, place, and experience.

They also have a blog and even a publication on Medium, where they have interesting articles about different companies.

The AngelList Blog

AngelList on Medium

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Upwork

I have a love-hate relationship with Upwork. They are a freelancer page that allows you to work on a project on different companies for a fee. They work with bigs companies such as Microsoft, Airbnb, GE, and Bissel. You need to add your skills and they will show you the jobs that are for you and earn points and reviews to get better opportunities.

In the beginning, the platform would not let me enter, because the skills I had were not sufficient demand, but after several attempts, what I did was to take the level exams that they have (JavaScript, Html, and CSS) and it went well, then I added more information and I was accepted.

When they finally accept you they schedule a call with you to evaluate you. That call is to find out who you really are and to test your skills with some questions (they ask you 2 or 3 random questions about what you know, mine were very basic). After that, you can send offers.

The works are of two types, fixed price or hourly payment. Your priority is to get reviews to get better offers, and the better you are the more you earn. My strategy was that in the offers I say that I could negotiate the price and that I was new, some of them asked me for something to show that I could do the job when my offer seemed striking. Those tests are mostly requested if you have few reviews.

WeWorkRemotly

We work remotely is one of the largest remote work community in the world. they have over 2.5M monthly visitors and work with companies like Amazon, Github, Google, BaseCamp, and Invision.

I like it because their page is quite simple and easy to use, basically, they have a list of recent jobs, also you can find a job by category or tag. If you click on one it will give you all the details of that job and it has a button to apply, which can take you to the page company official or fill out a form.

Stackoverflow

If you are a programmer, even once in your life you have had to enter StackOverflow. Stack Overflow is a question and answer site for programmers. In January 2019 Stack Overflow has over 10 million registered users, and it exceeded 16 million questions in mid-2018.

They have a Jobs section that helps developers to find jobs. For employers, Stack Overflow provides tools to brand their business, advertise their openings on the site, and source candidates from Stack Overflow’s database of developers who are open to being contacted.

This page is quite easy to use, it has a space to categorize your search and you can find jobs from junior, mid-level to senior positions. It also has a button to apply and you only have to fill out a form and upload your CV, and then the company will contact you via email if they want to continue the process.

RemoteOk

RemoteOk is a page similar to WeWorkRemotly, they have a dashboard with all the remote positions they have from different companies around the world, and I like it because of its design and the way they categorize jobs, although they specialize in technology, you can also find jobs in other areas.

You can see the detail of the work and apply to it without leaving the home page, and you can sing up to have the categories you prefer according to your profile. Something that I also like about the page is the number of offers you can see per day since they have many companies and update very often.

This top 5 is based on my personal experiences, but there are still a lot of pages that can help you find the remote job that suits you. What other pages do you recommend for searching for remote jobs? Do you have any experience? let me know in the comments.