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A comment on Ask HN: Recruiters specializing in remote work?.

Re:Ask HN: Recruiters specializing in remote work? by johnwheeler on Thursday January 19, 2017 @12:48PM (#13437708)
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

Another fantastic site is 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.

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Re:Ask HN: Recruiters specializing in remote work? by citizens on Thursday January 19, 2017 @12:58PM (#13437803)
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.

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Re:Ask HN: Recruiters specializing in remote work? by atmosx on Thursday January 19, 2017 @04:18PM (#13439582)
Job listings are nearly identical to: 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).

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