More Remote Work Is Available for HR Professionals

The amount of remote positions available is up 12 percent from 2021 to 2022, according to FlexJobs, a service for job seekers with a database of more than 57,000 companies. This is indicative of a growing appetite for remote work, experts say. While roles like customer service and sales marketing, which are well suited for remote employees, remain constant, roles like recruiting and HR are increasingly becoming remote positions. These areas are seeing the largest segment of remote growth according to FlexJobs’ career services manager Brie Reynolds. A lot of this is driven by the needs created by the Great Resignation. There’s a tremendous need to hire HR workers who can hire other employees during this period of record-high turnover. “Businesses are changing at a rapid rate and trying to hire people to predict what will happen in the future and how to plan accordingly,” Reynolds said.