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Ask HN: Recruiters specializing in remote work?

46 points by citizens 10y ago

Does anyone know of a recruiter who specializes in remote opportunities for engineers?

johnwheeler 10y ago
You're best option is finding remote jobs on your own. Recruiters work for employers--not prospective employees. You're the product in their business model, and they likely don't understand your value as well as an employer can. A lot of remote companies are early or mid-stage, and they list directly on StackOverflow. I aggregate those in an easy-to-use format on my site here: https://oldgeekjobs.com/jobs/Remote https://oldgeekjobs.com/jobs/Remote Another fantastic site is https://weworkremotely.com https://weworkremotely.com Since you can reach out to the companies this way directly, you have an advantage in that you can craft a cover letter and communicate directly with a person of influence.
- citizens 10y ago
  I've heard of old geek jobs but hadn't checked out the site until now. Looks like a great resource, thanks. > Recruiters work for employers Just curious if there are recruiters who specialize in working for remote employers.
  - atmosx 10y ago
    Job listings are nearly identical to: http://www.remoteok.io http://www.remoteok.io Both of these websites seem to fetch jobs from multiple sources (which I find to be a good thing when looking for remote jobs).
whitneyricketts 10y ago
Hired does have companies hiring remote engineers on the platform — so definitely signup & ask your talent advocate for help matching to the right roles. I've been meaning to write up a roundup of companies with entirely remote teams (technical or all-company) — but in the absence of that, I know Toptal, Buffer, Dribbble, Invision, Zapier, and Github all have remote (or partially remote) technical teams.
- whitneyricketts 10y ago
  Also, Angellist filters are helpful for finding openings at seed-series c startups: https://angel.co/jobs#find/f!%7B%22remote%22%3Atrue%2C%22roles%22%3A%5B%22Software%20Engineer%22%5D%7D https://angel.co/jobs#find/f!%7B%22remote%22%3Atrue%2C%22rol...
wprapido 10y ago
http://distantjob.com http://distantjob.com is a remote specialized recruitment agency
- citizens 10y ago
  Perfect, thanks!
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ia11y 10y ago
We are hiring remote engineer - www.interactiveaccessibility.com. If you would like to apply, send us your resume at info@ia11y.com

46 points by citizens 10y ago

Does anyone know of a recruiter who specializes in remote opportunities for engineers?

You're best option is finding remote jobs on your own. Recruiters work for employers--not prospective employees. You're the product in their business model, and they likely don't understand your value as well as an employer can. A lot of remote companies are early or mid-stage, and they list directly on StackOverflow. I aggregate those in an easy-to-use format on my site here: https://oldgeekjobs.com/jobs/Remote https://oldgeekjobs.com/jobs/Remote Another fantastic site is https://weworkremotely.com https://weworkremotely.com Since you can reach out to the companies this way directly, you have an advantage in that you can craft a cover letter and communicate directly with a person of influence.

citizens 10y ago
I've heard of old geek jobs but hadn't checked out the site until now. Looks like a great resource, thanks. > Recruiters work for employers Just curious if there are recruiters who specialize in working for remote employers.
- atmosx 10y ago
  Job listings are nearly identical to: http://www.remoteok.io http://www.remoteok.io Both of these websites seem to fetch jobs from multiple sources (which I find to be a good thing when looking for remote jobs).

whitneyricketts 10y ago

Hired does have companies hiring remote engineers on the platform — so definitely signup & ask your talent advocate for help matching to the right roles. I've been meaning to write up a roundup of companies with entirely remote teams (technical or all-company) — but in the absence of that, I know Toptal, Buffer, Dribbble, Invision, Zapier, and Github all have remote (or partially remote) technical teams.

whitneyricketts 10y ago
Also, Angellist filters are helpful for finding openings at seed-series c startups: https://angel.co/jobs#find/f!%7B%22remote%22%3Atrue%2C%22roles%22%3A%5B%22Software%20Engineer%22%5D%7D https://angel.co/jobs#find/f!%7B%22remote%22%3Atrue%2C%22rol...

wprapido 10y ago

http://distantjob.com http://distantjob.com is a remote specialized recruitment agency

citizens 10y ago
Perfect, thanks!

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ia11y 10y ago

We are hiring remote engineer - www.interactiveaccessibility.com. If you would like to apply, send us your resume at info@ia11y.com