If you are in charge of running a team that is now operating through remote means, then you might be facing the challenge of knowing who to hire, and also, who to let go. These are difficult decisions even when there isn’t a global pandemic like Covid-19 changing the future of the workplace. However, there is such a pandemic, and the changes that have been made are likely to be more permanent than you might expect.
The vast majority of employees, regardless of the industry they are in, have reported time and again that they would be willing to take a substantial pay cut—in some cases, as high as 10-15 percent—in order to have the ability to work 
from home. Many job seekers have even turned down offers that did not accommodate flexible working hours, a mix between office days, and working from home. So, even if your company is not loving the idea of continuing the remote-work trend, if you want to hire top talent, then you will have to learn to embrace it at some level. If not, your competition most likely is. With the strong evidence that remote-work is what most employees and job seekers are looking for in a job, they are likely to go with the companies that offer remote work.
The first thing you will need to know in terms of hiring new remote-based employees is who to hire. There are several key job functions that need to be fulfilled in a remote-based company. Let’s take a look at a few of them, as well as the best way to find tech talent—coding boot-camps.
Software Engineers
Software Engineers are the cornerstone of the tech industry. Since nearly every company—big, medium, and small—relies on computer programs to get their work done, the software development industry is quite large. Software engineers are the ones building all this software. Typically, software engineers work either on a freelance basis or in-house for tech companies. However, having one on your team is a very smart move. By having a go-to developer, your company can have the software it needs, fully customized, without having to play the game of back and forth communication with a software company, and not to mention all the licensing fees, and additional customization fees. By hiring an in-house software engineer, even if you are a smaller company, you will end up saving a lot of time, effort, and money in the long-run.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Cybersecurity professionals are a must-hire for your remote-based team. You were likely already working online before the coronavirus pandemic, but now that has most likely increased tenfold. The more time your team spends online accessing remote databases and other online work, the greater the chance of malicious cyber-attacks. Cybersecurity Professionals are skilled at building air-tight security systems that will safeguard you and your team against these attacks. As has been shown through noteworthy, large cyber-attacks on companies like Capital One and
Sony, these attacks can be incredibly costly. They can expose your classified data and the personal information and data of your customers. Hiring a remote-based cybersecurity professional can help alleviate this worry.
Mobile Developers
If your company already has in-house CRM software, or maybe even a custom-built accounting software, then hiring a mobile development professional could be a great investment. Since remote work often requires mobile access—be it from the carpool line or the waiting room—having the ability to access everything your team needs from a mobile device can help get responses to customers and teammates quicker. By hiring a remote-based mobile developer, or even developing a solid relationship with a freelance mobile developer, can surely prove profitable.
Where to Find Tech Talent
You can find these tech professionals in one of two ways. The first is through the age-old method of job boards and classified ads. This can prove successful but comes with the process of reviewing countless resumes to find the hopeful few that you want to interview.
The second option is to partner with a local coding boot-camp in your city. Coding boot-camps are short, intensive tech education programs that take career switchers and turn them into programming professionals in just a couple of months. Some of the most industry-ready tech professionals are graduating from top coding boot-camps. Coding schools like Springboard typically have partnerships with companies based near their campuses to help place their graduates in well-suited programming jobs.
About the author: Adolfo Perez-Gascon is a trained journalist with expertise in the business and tech sectors. He has extensive experience working in Asia in editing roles and managing teams of established journalists and copywriters. He currently works as Senior Content Editor for Career Karma.
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