We Work Remotely

Review:

Founded in 2011, We Work Remotely claims to be the largest remote working community in the world and receives over 1 million website views each month. The platform features a range of additional recruitment features, such as ATS integration and job board syndication to help streamline the recruitment process.

Although the company is based in Canada, it receives less than 5% of its visit from the country. However, for employers looking to hire remote candidates, the platform offers access to a large global network of skilled professionals.

Pros:

• We Work Remotely is a global, niche job board dedicated to remote working opportunities.
• Job posts are distributed to over 20 partner sites, including Google for Jobs and SitePoint.
• The candidate filer option utilizes specialists to screen and match candidates with employers.
• Job posts can be shared via social media for increased reach.
• We Work Remotely integrates with Workable and Wrk ATS.
• The site features employer branding and company profiles to help attract candidates.
• We Work Remotely offers several additional features, such as job highlights, logo displays, and being placed prominently in emails.
• The site receives over 1 million visits each month.
• Employers receive up to a 40% discount with job posting bundles.
• The site features a number of resources, such as a podcast, newsletter, events, remote working trends, and hiring guides.

Cons:

• We Work Remotely is costlier than similar competitors, such as Eluta.ca and NoDesk.
• The website automatically selects add-ons for purchases. Employers must manually un-select these.
• All three job posting plans limit social media sharing to two posts.
• The platform lacks a resume database of candidates.
• The site is not available in French.

Reputation:

There are not many reviews of We Work Remotely available at present. The site has mixed reviews on Product Hunt. Some users felt that the site has poor quality leads and that the filters are not as advanced as other websites.

A reviewer on Trustpilot found that the site's layout needed updating. Another reviewer on G2 reported that they appreciated the site's resources and categories, but felt that the job search function needs more filters.

We Work Remotely vs. Eluta.ca:

Eluta.ca has both free and paid plans, with paid plans starting at C$199.00. We Work Remotely has no free plans and it costs US$299.00 per post, excluding add-ons such as job highlights and logo displays. Eluta.ca aggregates jobs from the internet in addition to allowing employers to post a job, while We Work Remotely jobs must be posted manually.

We Work Remotely vs. NoDesk:

NoDesk is a fully remote job board with one job posting package that costs US$199.00 for 60 days. Employers are able to create company profiles, job posts include branding, and posts are shared on Twitter. We Work Remotely has a similar range of features but costs US$100.00 more.

We Work Remotely vs. Jobspresso:

Jobspresso is a remote job board with headquarters in Toronto. About 5% of visitors to the site are from Canada, while far fewer visitors to We Work Remotely are from the country. Pricing starts at US$299.00 for 90 days and email alerts come with all packages. The two job boards are quite similar and have the same price.