If you’ve been trying to land a new job for a while, you’re no stranger to the fact that the job market has been unpredictable this year. The good news is that companies are adjusting their strategies to fit the ever-changing circumstances. You may have noticed more companies offering work from home opportunities, which makes sense: our idea of normal is evolving all the time, and companies want to make sure they’re offering opportunities that are flexible as things change. 

We know that many of you are looking for the next opportunity in your career but aren't ready to rush into the office without a bit more certainty, and may even be starting to miss human interaction; so we wanted to highlight this list of top opportunities to work from home for the time being and be able to join an in-office team once the dust finally settles. 

Read on to see the Planted partners looking to hire remotely for now with options to join their team in a top city in the future:

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Forget what you might’ve heard about finding a job in the startup world, there's room for everyone in tech — even those of us who don’t code! And although there are plenty of opportunities to join the startup world, breaking in can be tricky, especially if you come from a non-technical background. If you're eager to forge your own path toward a startup career but aren't sure where to start, listen up!

On Tuesday, October 13th, Planted and General Assembly co-hosted a panel of startup experts from Masterclass, Vox Media, CB4 and L'Oreal. We asked them about what life is really like at a fast-growing company, what a perfect fit looks like for them, their secrets to success for interviews and beyond. But if you weren’t able to attend, don’t worry — we’ve compiled all of the most important pieces of advice from the event right here! Check out all of the need-to-know insider tips we gathered from the panel:

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Marketing pros, this ones for you! While it's no secret that the job market will be challenging for a while, we're working hard to keep you in the loop when it comes to the newest in-demand opportunities in our network despite these challenges.

This week on the Planted blog, we're giving you the scoop on our partner companies looking for talented marketing pros to hop on board their teams both remotely and in NYC. So whether you want to join the team revolutionizing business banking or make waves in the world of legal technology, you're going to wanna check out the latest & greatest marketing opportunities available on Planted right now:

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As cities begin reopening and companies are moving back to business-as-not-so-usual, there are tons of rapidly-growing startups looking to fill out their teams in Business Operations, Finance, Analytics, and more. If you're looking for your next big opportunity to manage data, help streamline office operations, or facilitate top notch communications between customers and companies, listen up! This week, we rounded up our top openings from The Bay Area to North Carolina and beyond, so make sure to keep scrolling on to check out the top Business Operations and Analytics Jobs of August 2020.

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Updated 10/1/20

If you're looking for your next big opportunity to flex your business development and sales skills, we've got plenty of in-demand job openings that you're gonna want to check out. Right now, tons of companies are on the lookout for deal-closing, pipeline-growing, relationship-strengthening salespeople to join their teams. If you've been waiting around for that next big opportunity, wait no longer — check out our latest list of top Sales jobs available on Planted now:

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Last updated 10/29/2020

Calling all CX gurus! Looking for your next big opportunity to work directly with customers? Are you excited to serve as a voice for your company and become a pro in products, platforms and people? In that case, these hot openings in Customer Experience are a must-see. From San Francisco to Boston and NYC, here are our top CX openings available on Planted right now.

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If your company has started conforming to widespread work-from-home policies in the wake of the pandemic, you’re probably just now settling in to this new reality and navigating the waters of a remote-work lifestyle. At first, you’ll notice yourself taking on new challenges: how to stay productive, how to collaborate remotely; but here’s something we don’t talk about as often — how to strike a healthy work-life balance. 

When the spaces we use to decompress and entertain become the same place we’re hitting the daily grind, the lines between work and play can easily become blurred. And while everyone’s ideal work-life balance looks a little different, there are definite steps you can take to make sure your work stress stays *at work* (even if you’re at home.) At Planted, we work fully-remote with a distributed team, so we like to consider ourselves WFH-pros. Read on for our tips on achieving a healthy work-life balance when you’re working from home.

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Hi, I’m Kevin Lawver, the CTO at Planted. Today is Black Out Tuesday, and instead of posting a graphic, or writing a press release, we thought it would be more appropriate to talk about some of the things your company can do today to help make sure that Black Lives Matter in your organization beyond just today. 

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For the past few months, we’ve all been asked to do lots of things online that we’d rather do in person: birthday parties, doctors appointments, interviews, and of course: job searching. During a simpler time, we could meet up with mentors at coffee shops to help us crunch our resumes, attend career workshops and networking events, and even interview face-to-face without posing a serious health risk. And while you can’t replace the valuable experience of getting together in person with mentors, peers, and colleagues, there are plenty of tools to help you stay just as productive in your job search — while staying at home. 

We put together some of our favorite online resources to help you stay at the top of your game when it comes to finding your next big job opportunity. So, if you’ve been tossed back onto the job market and find yourself nervously navigating this brand-new hiring landscape, scroll on to see our favorite virtual workarounds to help you network, interview, skill-build, and more.

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Last Updated: November 11, 2020 

As temps start to drop, many top startups are heating up their hiring strategies and looking for talented team members to help them move their goals forward. From New York to Denver and beyond, plenty of companies are hiring quickly, so we picked our top 10 partners looking to fill important seats on their teams right now.

From Customer Support to Sales, Operations, and Marketing, these companies are looking for top talent and they're hiring quickly — so if you're looking for a job right now, look no further. Check out the Top 10 Planted partner companies looking to hire before the holidays.

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While the unwelcome impact of the pandemic has the entire nation transitioning into a new reality, many of us are facing circumstances we never imagined. The economic impact is hitting quickly, and one of the first things companies have done to preserve their budgets is cutting employees from their payroll. In March, an estimated 10 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits and The New York Times estimates that the current national unemployment rate has risen to nearly 13%. So, if you’re among the droves of Americans facing unexpected layoffs due to COVID-19, you’re not alone. 

During this unprecedented time, it’s easy to start feeling empty-handed when thinking about what to do next; but we want to remind you that while you may be down, you’re not out. Like all things — this too, shall pass, and in the meantime we want to offer our support and let you know that you do have options. But where to start? Take a breath, regroup, and consider these steps for moving your career forward.

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Trying to adjust to the evolving impact of a global pandemic has companies across the country planning for an uncertain future when it comes to their operations and hiring strategy. 

Circumstances are changing rapidly for everyone – and your business has likely already experienced this firsthand. As your company plans out its next moves, we wanted to share Trial-to-Permanent hiring as an alternate hiring option that can help your team meet its goals and maintain business continuity, while staying agile in this time of unprecedented uncertainty. 

Many Planted partner companies have found success in our alternate Trial-to-Perm hiring option to continue essential operations with lower risk. Trial-to-Perm gives you the flexibility to scale up and down as your business needs change. We still pre-screen and connect with you the top 10% of candidates who are actively looking for trial-to-perm jobs for you to interview.  Keep reading for more info on how this flexible hiring structure can help out your team during this time.

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Updated November 17, 2020

In our recent blog post, we talked about the challenges that employees and companies might face as they transition to company-wide work from home policies. The reality is, as long as we have to stay indoors, jobs will continue to move online with companies opting for remote openings to replace traditional in-office opportunities. 

For example, take these Planted partner companies hiring right now! They’ve recently opened up some must-see positions to remote candidates, so if you’re looking to join an amazing team from the comfort of your home, keep reading for the details:

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While everyone is adjusting to life while being self-quarantined, managers around the world find themselves having to manage their folks a new way. Now that your employees are working remotely, what does your job look like? How do you make sure people are on task and things are getting done? A lot of the tricks more traditional managers use for those tasks just don’t work in a remote world.

The first thing you have to accept about remote work is that it’s not just doing the same thing from somewhere else. Managing remote employees successfully requires a cultural shift in your organization and changes to how you manage people. You can no longer manage by “presence,” because your people aren’t sitting at desks in your office. You can’t make the rounds every day at 9 to make sure everyone is in their chairs looking busy. Instead, you have to manage their output, which is a huge transition in mindset, management style and the amount of data you have to process as a manager.

Thankfully, a lot of companies have been doing remote work for years and there are a host of best practices you can follow!

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A guide to working from home by Planted CTO, Kevin Lawver. 



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