NoDesk: Issue #345
A weekly newsletter with the best new remote jobs, stories and ideas from the remote work community, and occasional offbeat pieces to feed your curiosity.
By Daniel (@nodeskco).
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Latest Jobs
Account Executive - EBU at Gong - Remote (US)
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Contract Customer Marketing Coordinator at Vimeo - Remote (East Coast)
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Senior Product Analyst at Recharge - Remote (US)
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Digital Demand Generation at WorkOS - Remote (US Time Zones)
Experienced Product Designer - Consumer at Plaid - Remote (US)
Intermediate Backend Engineer, Create: Code Review at GitLab - Remote (Canada)
Product Marketing Manager at Astronomer - Remote (US)
Sr. Content Designer, AI & Apps at Vimeo - Remote (US)
Sr. Web UX Designer at HashiCorp - Remote (US)
Talent Acquisition and Project Strategist at Seer - Remote (US)
Customer Support Specialist at AgencyAnalytics - Remote (Canada)
Quality Engineer (MongoDB) at Percona - Remote (Worldwide)
Sales Development Representative - EMEA at Kinsta - Remote (Worldwide)
Sales Development Representative, MM | DACH at Deel - Remote (EMEA)
Software Engineering Intern at GitHub - Remote (US)
Account Executive - EMEA at Bird - Remote (EMEA)
Associate Support Engineer (EMEA) at GitLab - Remote (EMEA)
Manager, Business Development at 1Password - Remote (UK)
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Salesforce Business System Analyst at Omada Health - Remote (US)
Senior Director of Marketing at Kit - Remote (US)
Translation Project Coordinator at Smartling - Remote (Romania)
Brand/Creative Designer at Automattic - Remote (Worldwide)
Business Operations at WorkOS - Remote (US Time Zones)
Full Stack Engineer, Globalization Platform at Stripe - Remote (Spain)
Project Manager at Nightwatch - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior Account Executive - Franchise at ActiveCampaign - Remote (US)
Senior Manager, Accounting at Airtable - Remote (US)
Account Manager - Europe at Ahrefs - Remote (Europe)
Graduate Product Marketing Manager at Canonical - Remote (EMEA)
Product Design Manager at Close - Remote (US)
Senior Product Manager at RevenueCat - Remote (Americas, EMEA)
Senior Social Media Manager at Deel - Remote (Canada, North America, US)
Account Executive Enterprise, UK&I at Zoom - Remote (UK)
Analytics Engineer at Superside - Remote (Worldwide)
Inside Sale Representative - EMEA at Bird - Remote (EMEA)
Outbound Sales Development Representative at Mural - Remote (US)
Senior Data Engineer at Mozilla - Remote (Canada, US)
Technical Support Specialist at Signal - Remote (US)
Top Picks
Hand-picked articles, stories and ideas from the remote work community and beyond.
Why is it so hard to find a job now? Enter Ghost Jobs
Hunter Ng | Cornell University
This study investigates the emerging phenomenon of “ghost hiring” or “ghost jobs”, where employers advertise job openings without intending to fill them. Using a novel dataset from Glassdoor and employing a LLM-BERT technique, I find that up to 21% of job ads may be ghost jobs, and this is particularly prevalent in specialized industries and in larger firms.
Remote work is damaging for companies and work communities, says expert
Aleksi Teivainen | Helsinki Times
Koivula estimated to the public broadcaster that about half of remote workers are performing well and the other half poorly. Companies and work communities, by contrast, have suffered as a result of the absence of employees at the workplace.
The Year In Remote Work—2024’s Biggest Shifts
Rachel Wells | Forbes
As we stand on the brink of a new year, 2025, every professional and business leader should consider the following: What have been the fundamental shifts, trends, and lessons from remote work (or the lack of it) in 2024, and how might they shape the future of remote work in 2025?
Amazon Makes It Harder for Disabled Employees to Work From Home
Spencer Soper | Bloomberg
New ‘multilevel leader review’ can take weeks and has prompted concerns that affected corporate workers will give up and quit.
How Can I Manage a ‘Challenging’ Employee?
Anna Holmes | The New York Times
Health issues are affecting a worker’s performance. But is the real problem her supervisor’s handling of the situation?
Is a New Wave of Digital Nomadism Coming? Interest in Moving Abroad Is on the Rise.
Ceylan Yeğinsu | The New York Times
Google searches for “best countries to move to” peaked immediately after the election. Here’s what you need to know about digital nomad visas.
The Advantages (and Disadvantages) of Using AI in Your Job Search
David Nield | Lifehacker
You can use AI to write your resume and cover letters, and even apply for you—but should you?
My Social Anxiety Cheat Sheet for Mingling
Adam Grant
I’m not here to cure social anxiety, but I have managed to empower myself enough in social situations that I got to where I am today despite having social anxiety. I hope my personal notes below might be helpful to at least one other person.
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