Observed Signal · Jun 20, 2022 · Industry Trend · Source: OnlineMarketing.de · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Are Remote Jobs the Future?
LinkedIn analyzed remote-work trends, reporting that 13.4% of all paid US job postings were remote in April 2022, nearly double the 6.9% observed in April 2021. Remote opportunities are most common in Technology, Media and Information, with the education sector showing more remote options than the prior year as well. The LinkedIn study also highlights sector shares for remote postings: Administrative and Support Services at 27.4%, Professional Services at 26.5%, and Financial Services at 20.2%. A separate JobTeaser/Young Talents barometer cited by the article indicates nearly 30% of workers in the DACH region would not work for a company that excludes home office. For younger talent, 72% prefer roles allowing at least partial home-office, while 13% would be comfortable predominantly office-based. OnlineMarketing.de also discusses remote onboarding insights from Kirsten Heller of Virtual Identity, stressing IT support, ongoing onboarding development, weekly updates, and cross-department networking to integrate remote employees effectively.
Covers industry-wide remote-work trends and onboarding practices; not platform-level changes.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- LinkedIn data shows 13.4% of all paid job postings in April 2022 were remote in the US, nearly double April 2021's 6.9%.
- Remote jobs are most common in Technology, Media and Information, with the education sector showing more remote options than a year earlier.
- LinkedIn findings place Administrative & Support Services (27.4%), Professional Services (26.5%), and Financial Services (20.2%) among top sectors for remote postings.
- An XING/E-Recruiting, kununu, and Prescreen study reports almost 30% of DACH employees would not work for a company that excludes Home Office.
- JobTeaser's Career Barometer Young Talents (March 2022) shows 72% of respondents prefer a job that can be done remotely at least partly; 13% could imagine working exclusively in an office.
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