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Posted by Mirkat B
Mirkat B
6,353 Points

Career Foundations Question

I've been working through the Career Foundations Deep Dive and have been learning so much it's incredible. Thanks so much Treehouse for adding that course. It's amazing! It's really made me think about where I need to be heading and what my needs and goals are.

After taking an honest look at my needs and responsibilities I realized that I really need to try and get a remote developer position.

I'm wondering if there might be any extra things that businesses look for when hiring remote workers that I should focus on.

Also, I'm rather worried because I don't have a college degree. I know remote jobs, especially junior level jobs are more rare. I could go back to school if it greatly increased my chances of getting a remote job. But I don't want to waste unnecessary time and money if it really won't tip the scale that much.

I know excellent projects would be absolutely essential.

Any and all device is most definitely welcome.

4 Answers

Jah Chaisang
Jah Chaisang
7,157 Points
Jah Chaisang
Jah Chaisang
7,157 Points

Miriam,

I see lots of remote jobs posted at flexjobs.com. At this date and time, it's more common than you think. Many freelancers also work at home or remotely. That's one possibility.

Don't worry about college degree. If you have time to master the web development kung fu, do lots of projects.

Mirkat B
Mirkat B
6,353 Points
Mirkat B
Mirkat B
6,353 Points

Thanks Jah! That's really encouraging and thanks for telling me about flexjobs.com.

Dan Gorgone
STAFF
Dan Gorgone
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Dan Gorgone
Dan Gorgone
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hi Miriam, thanks for the kind words about the course - so glad you're enjoying it!

I would imagine that anyone looking to hire a remote developer would want to know you have the skills to complete the work in question, but what might be more important is to show you have a great track record as someone that can work under similar conditions as this proposed job.

If it's remote, show you have completed work and collaborated with others remotely. If you get an opportunity, talk about how you approach work for remote clients, how you ensure you stay on track and get tasks done, manage your time and work, and perhaps some tools or platforms you use to make your remote work and collaboration easier. If you can demonstrate you have experience working in this way, it should alleviate some of the worry about you as a candidate.

Employers hiring people to work remotely need people who are skilled, but also reliable and punctual, can communicate well, and be flexible. If you can show you have any of these attributes, your chances of getting a job are much better.

Best of luck!

Mirkat B
Mirkat B
6,353 Points
Mirkat B
Mirkat B
6,353 Points

Thanks so much Dan! That makes a lot of sense. I've done some college courses remotely and some contract data entry work remotely as well. I hadn't thought about how some of the same skills might transfer over. I just found some web development internships in my area that are remote or have a telecommuting component. Hopefully I can gain some more skills here at Treehouse and be able to apply to one of them the next time they need new interns. I think that would be a great way of gaining more experience working remotely and getting valuable development experience at the same time.