Using community signals, particularly peer recommendations about a candidate, can be a powerful tool for finding the best talent, especially when searching internationally. Considering international candidates for your remote-friendly job postings may be easier than you think. Below, we’ll explain how. Imagine fully embracing the notion that talent is evenly Read more…
In today’s increasingly connected world, it’s becoming more and more common for companies to let their employees work remotely. In fact, according to a recent survey, around 70% of professionals work remotely at least once a week. And for many companies, allowing software engineers to work remotely can have a Read more…
Companies have figured out that they should be hiring engineering talent from a global talent pool, but many are struggling to adapt their interviewing to hire global talent effectively. Should you change your interview process to accommodate remote engineers? Not necessarily. But, if you don’t change how you interpret the Read more…
In the United States, the 2021 story with regard to employment is the “great resignation”. For engineers in Latin America, particularly in Costa Rica where Telescoped is focused, the story for 2021 can better be described as the “great hiring”. 2021 saw the biggest increase in engineering salaries in Costa Read more…
Since the industrial revolution, the location of companies has been a key driver of prosperity. Cities that attract growing companies bring jobs and tax revenue; thereby supporting local economies. That playbook is about to become irrelevant for companies that employ knowledge workers. The only thing that will be relevant in Read more…
Offices around the world are sitting empty and doomsday prognosticators are predicting the end of the corporate office as knowledge workers embark on globe trotting digital nomad lifestyles. This view of the world post COVID-19 is exaggerated. But, the changes we’re going to see post pandemic from the adoption of Read more…
We’re having the wrong discussion. As we sail past the six month mark of the massive global remote work experiment, the conversation is starting to shift to pontification about whether being in the office is better than working from home. And in doing so, people are completely missing the point Read more…
There are many reasons why workplace diversity is important, but in this article I’m just going to focus on the business case. Numerous studies, including those by McKinsey, Credit Suisse, and others have found that diversity is correlated with improved results for companies. But, if you study the academic literature Read more…
It’s happening. We’re there. We’ve reached the tipping point and we think we’re going to look back and say that this was the moment when things started to change. Remote work is going mainstream. For some, this is welcome news, for others this is troubling. No matter which side of Read more…