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Updated: January 12, 2023

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Glassdoor Review

Is Glassdoor good for finding a remote job?

Glassdoor Remote Jobs Site Review
  About

A general job board that also features company reviews and salary research tools.

πŸ’°  Price

Free

😍  Pros

1,400+ new online jobs each week, with 100+ part-time; easy to find the most recent job postings.

😩  Cons

Not every job tagged as β€œremote” is 100% remote, search experience isn’t smooth, occasional site bugs, sign-up process isn’t customized for remote workers.

  Verdict

An okay site for remote jobs search – if you don’t mind spending extra time and dealing with some inconveniences (check out our time-saving tips).

Overall Rating
2.5/5

Full list of best remote jobs sites Β»

Pros of Glassdoor

  • 1,400+ remote jobs are added every week.
  • Among them, 100+ are part-time and 10+ are entry-level remote jobs.
  • It’s easy to find the most recent job postings.

Cons of Glassdoor

  • The required sign-up process is time-consuming, and the questions aren’t created with remote workers in mind.
  • Some jobs tagged as Work-From-Home or Remote are not 100% remote but require in-person work in remote locations. For example, we’ve seen job listings for freelance hairstylists or makeup artists listed as “remote”.
  • The search function doesn’t work so smoothly.
  • The results page doesn’t always get refreshed once you apply new filters.
  • If you add new keywords in your search, all the previously applied filters will get removed.
  • Using Glassdoor’s job functions won’t always give you the most relevant results, and there’s a big overlap between some industries.

Glassdoor Verdict

Glassdoor isn’t bad for finding a remote job – if you don’t mind spending extra time and dealing with a few inconveniences.

Alternatively, consider investing a few bucks and subscribing to a premium job board. We found remote jobs sites like FlexJobs and Virtual Vocations much easier to use.

Glassdoor Tips

  • Always use the filter WFH or Remote to find the most relevant results.
  • When adding new filters, you might have to refresh the page manually.
  • When adding new keywords, always apply the WFH or Remote filter once again (as it gets removed automatically otherwise).
  • To find remote jobs in your job category, play around between using: 1) different keywords, 2) built-in job functions list, or 3) both at the same time.
  • The tricky part is that the relevancy of your page results will depend on the industry you’re looking in. For example: for remote writing jobs, we were able to find 40+ new weekly positions by using keyword search (keyword: writer), but no relevant results at all by using the existing built-in filters.

Best Sites To Find Remote Jobs

We’re on a mission to review all the best remote jobs websites.

Our top-rated sites by category:

🏆 Best Remote Job Boards 🏆

Best overall

FlexJobs

Best for US-based

Virtual Vocations

Best for anywhere

Dynamite Jobs

Best for corporate jobs

FlexJobs

Best for startup jobs

AngelList

Our top 5 remote job boards:

Website Rating Review
FlexJobs
4.7/5
FlexJobs review
Dynamite Jobs
4.6/5
Dynamite Jobs review
Virtual Vocations
4.6/5
Virtual Vocations review
AngelList
4.4/5
AngelList review
Remote.co
4.2/5
Remote.co review
See all the remote jobs websites we've reviewed Β»

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This review is a joint effort between Niall Doherty and Rita Epps of eBiz Facts.

  • To date, we've spent 100+ hours researching and reviewing remote jobs websites, on the hunt for the best of the best.
  • We spend an hour or more testing each site to see if it's a good resource for finding remote jobs in various industries.
  • For sites with a paywall – like FlexJobs and Virtual Vocations – we pay for access to see if they're worth the price.
  • We write up and publish our findings here on eBiz Facts, and rank each site accordingly. See our full rankings.

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About The Author
Niall Doherty – Founder and Lead Editor of eBiz Facts Born and raised in Ireland, Niall has been making a living from his laptop since quitting his office job in 2010. He's fond of basketball, once spent 44 months traveling around the world without flying, and has been featured in such publications as The Irish Times and Huffington Post. Read more...

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