The Remote Work Weekly #10

Today, we mark two milestones. First, this is the 10th edition of The Remote Work Weekly. And, our community has grown to 524 subscribers as of the moment of publishing this edition.

If you're new here, my name is Amr, and I am the author of this weekly newsletter. The goal of this newletter is to update you on what's new in the world of remote work, whether that's news, emerging trends, insights, studies, and more. So, you can subscribe to not miss an update.

With the last edition focused on remote work trends, this week, we start with a survey exploring recruitment trends and how they were impacted by remote work. We also summarize the takeaways of an article covering the views of several tech founders about remote work. And, we are back with our Tool of the Week, featuring a tool to help you learn something new everyday.

Remote Work has Increased both Applicants Quality and the Number of Ghost Jobs

A survey conducted by MyPerfectResume has revealed emerging recruiting trends that might be alarming for job seekers. The survey polled 753 U.S.-based recruiters to better understand the latest developments in the recruiting landscape.

One of the main findings of the survey is that remote work has improved the quality of the applicants. 92% of the respondents said that the availability of remote work increased their willingness to hire from different geographic locations. Despite this vast willingness to hire remotely, 49% still strongly prefer to hire locally.

As a concerning matter, 81% of the recruiters admitted that their companies post fake or already filled jobs. Some of the reported reasons behind this behavior include testing the market's response to hard-to-fill jobs, maintaining a presence on job boards, assessing job descriptions, building a talent pool, and gaining insights into the job market.

Tech Founders' Sharing their Views on Remote Work

An insightful article by Techround.co.uk featured eight tech founders, citing their take on how effective remote work is for their startups. This comes as a part of the debate sparked after an ex-Google CEO blamed remote work for losing the AI race to OpenAI.

Among the eight founders, five believe that technological advancements enabled teams to work effectively and overcome the difficulties that prevent in-person collaboration. On the other hand, two of the founders advocated for a hybrid model as they see it improving work/life balance while maintaining the benefits of in-person communication.?

While most of the founders are in favor of remote/hybrid work models, one founder was firmly against remote work, arguing that in-person collaboration is the only way for organizations of any size to grow.

As the main takeaway of this article, we can see that in-person connection is the main concern for tech founders when it comes to considering remote work. Despite the majority of the founders seeing remote work as no barrier to team collaboration, some founders see hybrid or full-time on-site work as necessary.

Tool of the Week: Podcast Recommendations App

Branded as "Pinterest for Knowledge," Wiser's main feature is providing 7 recommendations to help you learn something new every day. It is also described as Spotify's Discover Weekly for podcasts, videos, newsletters, and books.

After trying Wiser, it looks like it can be beneficial in two ways: first, by the automated recommendations and the editorial picks, and second, by exploring the community-generated lists of podcasts, YouTube videos, and articles. From our point of view, it is more of a collaborative tool where users can share their favorite resources that helped them learn something new.

Check out this screenshot of the app while browsing user-generated lists:

Wrap-up

This wraps up the 10th edition of The Remote Work Weekly. I hope it was informative, insightful, and entertaining :). To receive notifications about each week's edition, feel free to subscribe.

If you'd like to share your thoughts or suggest a useful tool, your input is always appreciated. You can reach out to me directly here.

See you next week!

Amr