The State of Remote Jobs 2020
Remote Career Summit Keynote
Weiting Liu, Founder and CEO of Arc

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In 2020, Our Paradigm is Shifting
Coronavirus = sudden
work from home
Economic uncertainty
and layoffs
Increased awareness of
diversity & inclusion

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How is this impacting our workplaces?

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Interest in working and hiring remote has skyrocketed
Source: Exploding Topics
“Remote jobs”↑ 488% “Remote hiring”↑ 1900%

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Remote work is now crossing the chasm to mainstream
Image Source:: Procognita

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Notable companies have implemented a new
remote work policy since COVID-19:

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Fully Distributed Remote-First Remote-Friendly Temp Remote
Source: Remote.Lifeshack
Remote Work Policies Now

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1. Inertia = COVID-19
2. Status = Top tech companies going remote permanently
3. Productivity = Innovations happening in this space!
Source: Alexeymk Blog
Why is remote work going mainstream now?

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And the landscape of remote tools continues to grow...
Source: Holloway

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What does this mean for workers?

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73% of tech talent would accept a job offer without
ever meeting their team in-person (Hired.com)
Source: Hired - State of Salaries Report 2020

arc.devSource: Hired - State of Salaries Report 2020
“How likely would you be to relocate to a city/town with a
lower cost of living if you could work remotely?
53%
“Likely” or “Very Likely”
Migration out of expensive tech hubs?

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Junior and remote? Most remote jobs still senior roles
Source: Arc internal data sources
Seniority level of jobs on
top 5 remote job boards
● Remote.co
● Remotive
● Remote Ok
● We work remotely
● Stackoverflow

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Not everyone wants to be fully remote:
How tech talent wants to work in a post-COVID world
Source: Hired - State of Salaries Report 2020
2-3 Days in Office
Completely in Office
9%
35%
56%
Completely Remote

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What does this mean for organizations?

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1. Better talent
2. More diverse candidates
Source: Arc survey of CEOs
“What are the biggest benefits you’ve experienced
from hiring remote?”

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Adjusted for cost of living
based on your location
Pay global salaries,
independent of location
Differing philosophies on remote worker compensation

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We know that remote work isn’t perfect.

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Software leads the pack for remote work, other
industries lag behind
Source: LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index research. Note: 5,447 professionals in the U.S. were surveyed April 27-May 3.

arc.devSource: https://remote-how.com/wp-content/uploads/Remote_Managers.pdf
How long have you managed a remote team?
76%
of remote managers
surveyed have
less than 5 years
of experience
Managers still lack experience leading remote teams:

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Real challenges still exist for many remote workers
Source: https://lp.buffer.com/state-of-remote-work-2020
“What’s your biggest struggle with working remotely?”

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The Remote Career Summit is a space to help connect
and share knowledge
Pioneering Leaders
in Remote Work
Remote
Professionals
Remote
Companies

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Hear from 25+ remote experts to learn what works
...and many more!

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In 2020, work ≠ office

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Remote professionals, managers, entrepreneurs —
Let’s build the future of remote work together.

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The Remote Career Summit 2020
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