The news lately is dominated by daunting statistics on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, ravaging countries around the globe. On March 26th, jobless figures in the U.S. skyrocketed to a record 3.3 million claims. If you’ve been laid off, there are jobs out there. Companies are still hiring.
Who’s Hiring Among The Pandemic
1. Shipping and delivery companies are hiring to meet unprecedented demand for home delivery.
2. Online learning companies that assist parents with homeschooling are hiring while classrooms are shut.
3. Pharmacies, grocery stores, and home delivery meal services are hiring to help those who are in isolation.
4. Remote communications and meeting services are hiring to help companies conduct meetings while thousands work from home.
5. Information technology companies managing high demand for products and services to supply equipment and connectivity.
6. The healthcare sector needs skilled doctors, nurses, and support staff on the front lines of the pandemic. Some states are moving up graduations for last-year medical students to speed up hiring for critical personnel shortages.
7. States are hiring job claims employees to assist job seekers in filing unemployment claims, adjudicating claims, and processing payments.
8. Families in need of at-home childcare are hiring babysitters and nannies.
If you need flexibility or your state is locked down, below are resources for remote work:
Remote Work Job Boards
WE WORK REMOTELY This job board is a catch-all of remote jobs from customer service to web design to programming.
REMOTE.CO This site hand-curates their list of remote jobs. Those hiring include customer service, design, developer, recruiter and HR, sales, and more employers around the globe.
SKIP THE DRIVE This site boasts a great resources tab and a decent listing of remote jobs.
VIRTUAL VOCATIONS This job board features only telecommuting jobs from technical writers to paralegals.
REMOTE OK Remote OK tags all of their job listings to make it easy to filter for just the listings you want. You can filter jobs posted by recruiters, the level (junior, senior, etc.), and type of job
WORKING NOMADS Working Nomads delivers a list of remote positions right to your inbox. Choose daily or weekly emails to make the remote search come to you.
JUSTREMOTE This listing service sends you a daily email with remote listings at tech companies and startups. You can specify the type of work you’re seeking.
PANGIAN This site’s mission is to foster hiring worldwide through remote work focusing on product management, customer service, software engineering, tech support, and marketing.
OUTSOURCELY Companies are hiring for full and part time remote opportunities across a wide variety of sectors on this site, and you can browse by category.
POWERTOFLY PowerToFly matches women in tech with flexible, work-from-anywhere gigs.
STACK OVERFLOW This is a go-to board for employers hiring developer talent. Type in “remote” in the location field and you’ll find thousands of positions.
Employers are hiring if you think outside the box! Tune up your resume, be adaptable, and get out there!