Kate Smith on how to find best remote job

Introduction

Pushpak Mundre
Welcome to the another episode of Be Remote podcast. I’m your host Pushpak. And for today’s episode we have with us Kate Smith. Kate is a remote career coach. Welcome to the show Kate. How are you?

Kate
Hey, thanks for having me. I’m good. How are you?

Pushpak Mundre
Yeah, I’m good, too. I’m doing great. Yeah. So let’s begin with the introduction about you and what you do as a Remote career coach.

Kate
Yeah, for sure. So yeah, I do just that, I’m a remote career coach, which means that I help people who you know, want to leave the nine to five, they don’t want to work in an office, they don’t want to work at a cubicle anymore. They want the freedom and flexibility so they can essentially live more life and live life on their terms. So I help them and I guide them through the process of how to land a remote job. So I’m not a recruiter, I don’t match them to jobs, I teach them the skills of how to you know, create an optimized LinkedIn and where to look for these opportunities, how to stand out so that they can create that lifestyle with more freedom and flexibility and just yeah, supporting them through that process.

Pushpak Mundre
Awesome. So what made you know, go into this journey as a remote career coach.

Beginning as a Remote Career coach

Kate:

Yeah, so you’re ready for a story. I think it will be helpful to share my story of how I personally got into remote work because that sort of led into what I do now. I never in a million years thought I would be doing this. I never thought that this would be you know the direction I take in life. But to me you know, having personally gone through the journey of leaving a corporate nine to five finding a remote job and being able to travel the world have that freedom and that really that process I’ll get to it but needless to say I wanted to share that with more people I wanted more people to experience the freedom and flexibility that I was able to achieve. So you know, in terms of my story and how this all got started, you know I lead a very traditional life. I’m from Canada, a small town in Canada. I went to university. I thought that’s what you’re supposed to do. And you know, played by the rules of society so to say, I got a corporate nine to five job that at the time was my dream job at an advertising agency, which was really cool and exciting. But then after a few years, I was just so burnt out, I was exhausted and I just thought this really can’t be the rest of my life. And so I knew I needed to make some changes. And so I decided that I was going to save up to quit my job. I didn’t know what I was going to do. But I knew three things, I didn’t want to sit at a cubicle all day, I need to make money because I still got student loans to pay and I want to be able to travel so essentially I wanted to get paid to travel which was pretty impossible but I thought okay, let’s give it a go and see what happens. So as I was getting closer to my quit date of my nine to five, I actually got pulled aside by my boss and I actually got let go. And so at that time to me, I saw that as a huge opportunity as a sign of like you’re ready let’s do this. So I spent some time trying to figure out you know what my path would be and what it would look like and that’s when it came across this concept of remote work. I actually came across a program called remote year. I’m not sure if you’re familiar with it. Yeah okay, so for those who don’t know remote year, it takes a bunch of people who already work remotely, already have Remote Jobs and you just travel around the world for a year together. So I saw that program and I thought this is it, like this is my path. This is meant for me so I put my savings down. I think it was like three grand at the time to join this program. And the only problem was I didn’t have a remote job. So I was trying to find a remote job trying to find a remote job and I’m the type of person where if I give 100% effort and just like full out try first to achieve something usually it pans out. This was the first time I was putting in 100% effort, really giving it my all and nothing was working and I really started to doubt myself and think okay, like what this just isn’t working. So anyways, my time is coming to join the remote year so I booked a one way flight to Prague. I had enough money to last me the month and then after that it was like Okay, I’ll have to go back to Canada if I can’t figure this out. So I had tried to find a remote job for months in Canada. At the time, I didn’t realize I was approaching it the wrong way. Get to Prague, I have about four months to figure out this remote job and you know during my time in this journey as well, there was a point in time where my laptop died. And I just thought like, I remember being in the grocery store crying, thinking like, Okay, this is it like this is just not working out, like I’ve tried so hard, and all these things are against me. But luckily, before the month was out, I landed a fully remote job doing marketing. So before I did project management, this role was in marketing. And it really happened in a really organic, natural way, I was working at a coworking space, we decided to go for lunch with some locals, they had a friend that was looking for someone in marketing, and it all just sort of panned out. So I was able to spend that year traveling on remote year working remotely. And at that time, I started a blog just to really share what I was up to and what I was doing. And the blog, just really, you know, people were starting to notice what I was doing. So I got picked up in the press, you know, BBC, Fast Company, a bunch of, you know, major publications, and people were reaching out being like, this is really cool, I love what you’re doing, how do I get a remote job? And so I get on these calls with people for like, an hour. And it just, it wasn’t enough time and I’m trying to explain like, okay, here’s how you can get a remote job. And that really inspired what I do now realizing like, okay, there is a demand, people are confused about how to make this happen. And it can be very daunting, because it’s so unknown. When it comes to a nine to five, okay, people even not process can be overwhelming and challenging. But when you look at a remote job, it’s so different. And so you know, after having spoken with so many people, and having so many people reach out, that’s when I realized, okay, maybe career coaching is a path for me. And to me, it’s just such a fulfilling career. And again, I never imagined I would be doing this, but to help people create that same freedom and flexibility that I have. That’s what I do it for. So that people can just live more life and live a more fulfilling life. And that’s what it’s really about at the end of the day, it’s not so much about the job. It’s about the lifestyle you’re creating.

Pushpak Mundre
Yeah, makes sense. So since when did you start working remotely, like when all these things happened?

Kate
Yeah, this was over six years ago. So when I started, it was like, nothing on Google about how to land a remote job. It was so different at that time. And now there’s almost an overabundance of information out there that got a bit overwhelming.

Pushpak Mundre
So how do people find a remote job? Like, if our listeners are listening to our podcast right now, how should they go about finding a remote job, especially right now, like I think a lot of companies are now providing remote jobs after the pandemic. But I think there are some companies who are planning to go hybrid or go back to offices. So how does someone find a remote job in 2021?

How to find a remote job?

Kate
Yeah, for sure. So this is, it’s a pretty loaded question. Again, there’s a lot to it. Um, I’m going to do a little plug here, I have my remote career accelerator program launching soon. So if you head over to the remote Nomad, you can get on the waitlist. But to give you the most, I guess, simple, basic breakdown in specific steps, I would say step number one is getting really clear on your career path. Because that’s going to guide every single decision that you make, it’s going to determine how you communicate on your resume, LinkedIn, networking. The reason this is so important, what I noticed with people, the biggest mistake they make is they want a remote job so bad. So they kind of grab it anything like I’ll take anything, I’ll do anything. And their resume is just a splatter of a bunch of skills, and someone can read it and get really confused like, I don’t really know how you add value to the company, because you’re trying to say you just do everything, right, yeah. And so getting really clear on that career path is really important, it’s going to determine and dictate, you know, the rest of the stuff that you do. So career path clarity is really really important. And then you want to create high value visibility, what I call high value visibility. And this is all about controlling the narrative of how you and your skills are perceived. And now this will follow into, you know, creating a resume specific to Remote Jobs and optimized LinkedIn profile, so creating that high value visibility. Another component of it as well is a lot of mindset. So a lot of people, I see so many clients, where so many of them doubt themselves, doubt their skills, doubt that they even have what it takes. And they’re eliminating them themselves before they even, you know, apply to these opportunities or when they are applying they have so much self doubt that’s coming through in their applications. So really creating that high value visibility and understanding how to effectively communicate your skills and value even if you’ve never worked remotely before. So we have that and then we have what I call the unicorn application. And this is really about how you can go above and beyond to stand out in the application process. You know, a lot of people are just sending out the same resume to a bunch of jobs, crossing their fingers hoping they hear back. But really, it needs to be, you know, with your resumes, they need to be tailored, and really taking an approach where, again, you can stand out from those candidates so that, regardless of how many people are applying, you’re putting yourself in the top applicants by taking what I call, again, the unicorn application to stand out among everyone else. So those are some of the things that you need to consider. And really just creating a strategy instead of trying to just like, you know, shooting an arrow in the dark, right, and like trying to hit a target, like it’s just, it’s dangerous, and you’re gonna exert a lot of energy. So really staying focused with a job search, putting a strategy in place, a timeline, understanding what actions to do the right steps to take and in the right way. And again, with career coaching, that’s essentially my job is to take clients through that process, one step at a time, so it’s less overwhelming, and so that they can actually start getting those results.

Pushpak Mundre
Yeah, I think the best thing for our listener to do is just reach out to you and take help from you only, that would be better for them.

Kate
Yeah, I do have free resources, too. If you go to www.theremotenomad.com/freegift, I have a bunch of free resources. So someone’s, you know, trying to get started, I have a playbook there that takes everyone through the process in more detail, like I just shared with you now.

Pushpak Mundre
And this is for everyone, right? Like, if you are in marketing, finance, or like anything. So like what are the specific skills which you really need or like, how can you know what kind of skills you can apply?

Kate
So the way that I best explain this is that when you teach somebody how to lay bricks, right, you teach them how to lay bricks, they can build a skyscraper, they can build a house, they can build a garage, they can build whatever they want, as soon as once they learned that skill of how to lay bricks. So that’s sort of what I teach my clients the skill of how to land a remote job. So that can apply to any industry or space, it’s really understanding that the principles and the foundation. So I’ve even had clients go from working in jobs where you need to be really physically based. So I had one client, for example, that was an automotive technician and postal delivery. I think he was a, I don’t know if he was a driver, he worked in the postal delivery. And he made a transition to a fully remote customer support role. So again, you know, even if you have this job or this career where you have to literally be physically present, you can still make that transition as long as you know how to effectively communicate your value, your skills. And that’s all clear when you’re applying.

Pushpak Mundre
So how was your initial days of working remotely? Like you said, you went to the remote year, and then from there you started working remotely. So like, did you come back to Canada? Or you just traveled the entire world while working?

Remote jobs & Travel

Kate
So when I first started, my expectations were like, very low, very, very, very low. All I knew I thought I thought on remote year, we’d all just be in a hostel, literally working from our beds, like my expectations, I had no knowledge of what was going to happen. And that helped because I had no expectations and low expectations. It was so much more than I could have imagined. As time has evolved, obviously my expectations of certain things have evolved, you know, I have specific needs, I need to ensure I always have great WiFi. You know, I need to make sure I have those basics. What for me is basic needs met wherever I go. So the program was you know, we spent a year going to a new country every month for a year. And it was an incredible experience. I explain that I experienced about five years of growth packed into one year. By the end I was exhausted though, and I knew that I needed slower travel. I needed to stay at a place longer than four weeks more. I would say about three weeks is about the time where you start getting comfortable with a place of like, Okay, I know where I’m going to work. I know where the grocery store is. But I think you know, for a lot of people that are new to this, they assume like oh, I’m going to go to this country in this country and I’m going to do all this traveling. It’s like you have to work full time during all of that, right? And a mistake that a lot of newbies will make is they try to pack too much in too short of a time. They don’t give themselves enough time. And the way that I kind of explained this is like Imagine working, you know, just wherever you are now a full time job and going out every single night, every single weekend, it would be exhausting. So you still need that balance. So that sort of led me to Bali. So when I was on remote year, I took a side trip to Bali. I was going to go for the weekend for my birthday. I fell in love, I ended up staying the month and I always told myself, okay, as soon as I’m done remote year, I’m going back to this place. This place feels like home to me, there’s such a big digital nomad community there. So I’ve ended up spending about a year and a half on and off. Living in Bali, obviously, now things are a bit unique, given the world situation. So I haven’t been back in some time. But yeah, so I spent some time there. I spend time in Canada, it really just kind of depends what season I’m in and life remote year was very intense, I came back to Canada for about a year. Again, on and off to Bali for a year and a half, it was a bit much slower. And right now I’m in Canada.

Pushpak Mundre
Right. So like, you know, like you said, like if we are working remotely, then we could have a flexible lifestyle basically right. But how do we know that those remote companies, you know, won’t give you a lot of work today? Because like a lot of people have experienced burnout while working from home in the pandemic. Right? So how do we solve this problem? How do we really find the companies are giving you a work life balance?

Work-life balance in Remote work

Kate
Yeah, for sure. So I think it’s important to note, first of all, I’ve been working remotely for over six years, when I had to work from home during a global pandemic, it was even an adjustment for me and was hard. And so I think many people may have this misconception that this is what remote work is like. And it’s not where we don’t have the health scares, we don’t have the restrictions, we’re not stuck in the same location. Typically, I’m working from co-working spaces, cafes, I’m working from different countries. And although we’ve made a step forward with remote work by allowing people to not have to come into the office, I don’t think everyone’s experienced the full benefit and extent that remote work has to offer, which again, is like that ease of travel, just you know. And that creates work life balance, because you’re working in places where you’re most inspired, where you feel, you know, your best. In terms of, you know, having that freedom and flexibility and finding the right remote company, The work is it’s not about working less, it’s not like oh, I’m just going to work like, you know, 20 or 30 hours, and I’m supposed to be working 40, you’ll still work full time. But what a lot of people in terms of having the ultimate flexibility, looking at the difference between if a remote company is synchronous or asynchronous. So the difference being that one is where it’s like, Hey, we’re remote, but you need to be online nine to five. So you’re still technically working those hours, there were other remote companies, it’s sort of like, hey, just get your work done. I don’t care how or when you do it and just get it done. And they may have some overlap time like, hey, between these two hours every day, just be online in case we need to have team meetings. So when I was working for a remote team, that’s how our setup was, it was like, just get your stuff done and hop online between these hours in these hours, like a couple hours a day, just so we can check in if we need to. Otherwise, you know, you’re kind of on your own to get the work done. So really looking at if a remote company operates synchronously or asynchronously would be really important.

Pushpak Mundre
Yeah, makes sense. So what do you think about the future of work? I know nine to five jobs, like, do you think there won’t be nine to five jobs anymore? And, you know, there’s a freelance economy also known as the gig economy. A lot of people are getting into freelancing. And the remote work actually kind of pushes the freelancers. So what do you think? How do you see the future of work?

Future of work

Kate
Yeah, well, as a huge remote work advocate. I think offices are the most ridiculous waste of money, an obsolete thing that we could ever have. So I would love to see a world where the cubicles and offices don’t exist, I think it’s unnecessary. It’s a waste of money, space, It doesn’t allow people to work where they thrive, like we’re all different, right? So you may work better if working at night, I may work better, you know, working in the morning, like we’re all different. The temperature of the office, like I remember freezing in the office, right? Like everyone has their different needs. So this allows employees to work when and how they operate best for optimum productivity. So in terms of the future of work, I think that we’re in a positive direction. Um, the silver lining of COVID has been that we’ve progressed probably 10 years, what would have taken 10 years happened in about a year, there were a lot of companies resistant to remote work. But then with COVID, they kind of had to decide, do we, you know, we need to do this to survive, or a company dies, so they had to adapt in order to survive. So that’s been, I guess, a silver lining blessing of COVID is that again, what would have taken probably 10 years has happened in a year it has accelerated. So now as we move forward, I think what we’ll start to see once things start opening up is more of this movement across borders and exploring perhaps this digital nomad lifestyle where people have that, where they can, you know, maybe they have family in a different country, they can go visit them, and just bring their work with them to really experience the full benefit of working remotely, I think we’ll probably see an increase in co-working spaces. Again, co working spaces are set up in a way that works best for you to connect with like minded people that aren’t necessarily your colleagues. So I think that we’ll continue to see companies adopt that remote work model, really see the benefits, there is a learning curve. And I think a lot of companies are experiencing that learning curve right now. So I think a lot of this process will get formalized. And I would love to see governments in time really embrace this as a right for employees, you know, like I have people come to me where they have health issues, and it’s just easier for them to be at home than go into an office. And so I think we’ll see some shifts, I think Germany implemented something around that already. I think we’re definitely gonna see even more digital nomad visas. So the pandemic, all of these countries are like, we want to attract remote workers. So they start offering these digital nomad visas. And so I think that’s a positive step because it means that governments are recognizing that this is a real thing. And they’re starting to put in policies that you know, make that more clear. So as a remote worker, when I’m going to Bali, there’s a bit of a grey area, because it’s like, Okay, I’m not working in Bali, but I’m not a tourist, like how do I enter this country? You know, I want to make sure I’m following all the rules, but it’s this huge grey area. So by formalizing it digital nomads are really clear on like, Okay, I get the digital nomad visa that accommodates my situation.

Pushpak Mundre

So how does this Digital Nomad visa work?

Digital Nomad visa and how does it work?

Kate
Yeah, for sure. So I’m excited to share that I worked with Estonia on the first digital nomad visa. And so during that process when we were creating it, you know, one of the challenges was defining digital nomads, like, how do we define this? And how do we word it in a way where people can’t just like, take advantage of it and try to find the loopholes, right. And we want to make sure that it’s actual remote workers, digital nomads. So the most basic of it is simply if you’re somebody who works on your laptop, you’re not necessarily going to be working for a company in the place you’re visiting. So for example, if we look at Estonia, Estonia has a digital nomad visa. So as long as I’m going there, and I’m not working for an Estonian company, and I’m just working on my laptop, you’d apply for the digital nomad visa, every country is different, they have different requirements. Sometimes it’s a small fee you pay and it just kind of formalizes it, you get the visa, for some it might be a bit more intense in terms of like, okay, what’s your income level, can you support yourself while you’re here, so it will look different for every country. But essentially, as long as you’re, you know, a remote worker, it allows for that, and again, it’s a bit different from if you’re, you know, if you’re an entrepreneur, that would be like a bit of a different visa situation. So this is specific for remote workers that are employees of companies.

Pushpak Mundre
So one more thing, you know, I wanted to ask, you talked about like you know, offices are not very important, but at the same time, we have noticed that people are facing a lot of mental health issues, like they feel you know, alone while working remotely because there were some vibes in office you know, even though there was maybe a lot of work but still, you had a chat with friends, your colleagues, and you just go out and have coffee and you just have a chat in kitchen or and you went in washroom, right? So people are missing that kind of thing also. So like more, some of the people I think a lot of people sometimes feel lonely while working from home. So how do we take care of our mental health and how do we not feel alone while working remotely?

Issues of Mental Health and loneliness in remote work

Kate
Yeah, and I think it’s important to realize that working from home and working remotely are very different. Working from home means you’re in the confines of your home, you’re in that same environment. There’s not much of a disconnect, especially when you add a pandemic on top of it, where we’re remotely again, if you look at, you know, my personal experience, I’m working at co working spaces with incredible people, I’m going to lunch with them. That’s how I got my first remote job by connecting with people in those spaces going to lunch. And traveling. Like when I go to Bali and Chengdu, there are so many remote workers, everyone’s in the same boat, they’re so friendly, you’re doing meetups, co working spaces have a lot of events so you can get to know each other. And so I would say that if anything, it’s even better because you’re connecting with people that you have aligned values with, right when you’re in the office is sort of like, okay, we all work for the same company. And this way you’re learning from the people you’re meeting, right? So you’re meeting people from different countries, different professional backgrounds, and even for me, my first year working remote, I learned so much from the people I was traveling with. And so you get to create the rules, you decide, do I work from home and stay in the same place, you might go to a different country to go to a cafe, a co-working space. In terms of mental health, however, the pandemic has been hard for everybody working from home, when you have these fears, these health concerns, that can be a scary place. And so in that sense, you know, it’s really figuring out what works best for you. You know, for me, I’m a runner, I love running, it just really releases stress for me. I do daily gratitude. So really trying to bring focus on the good that is happening. Now, I haven’t done this in a while. But you know, historically meditation has really helped. I know that it can be hard when there’s like, a lot going on, but you’re giving yourself just five minutes to yourself. And it’s really Yeah, it really depends on the person. And it depends on, you know, the intensity of what they’re experiencing, I would just be really mindful of habits. So when I was on remote year, I lost a lot of my good habits. I used to exercise all the time and eat healthy. When on remote year, it was like a wild ride. And I just neglected self care. And so now I’m very mindful of that like, hey, am I you know, losing that self care? Am I starting to notice that I’m, you know, not sleeping as well or eating more junk? And as soon as I noticed that, I’m like, okay, no, I’m noticing a pattern or trend here. I need to stop that because I know that, you know, exercise, eating healthy. This all supports me in a positive way when it comes to mental health. And I think actually, when to add on to that, specific to remote work, the importance of disconnecting. A lot of new people who are new to remote work, they think they have to be online all the time constantly answering emails, it’s like no, when you’re done with your workday, you can check in with your team. Hey, guys, I’m hopping offline. Just want to check in if there’s anything else you need before I wrap up for the day. You don’t need to be on 24 seven. And that disconnect is really important.

Pushpak Mundre
Right. This is a good point. Very important. Yeah. Okay. So what are you curious about in terms of remote work right now? And are you like searching for something like anything on remote work? Like I’ve got all that about the future? And maybe next year?

Kate
Yeah, so so what I’m noticing actually, as a trend and a change that I’m starting to see just a recent so at first with a pandemic, it was like, what companies are going to go remote? How are they going to adapt? And so we’ve seen that unfold over the last year, and it continues to unfold. But now I’m noticing something specifically I’m noticing in Canada. A lot of people who were in the service industry, so servers at restaurants, they’re not going back and there’s a shortage of staff in these environments. So they’re like, we need servers, but no one’s like, no one wants to work in the service industry. Because people have had that opportunity to just step back from their lives, pause, reflect, does this serve me? Is this really what I want to do? And so I think you’re gonna see, well, of course, a lot more people realizing like, remote work is real, remote work is possible, I can do this, so many people didn’t really understand it or thought it was like for other people, or just that it was impossible. And I think people have seen the reality of what can be possible for them. And they’re taking a stand for themselves, which is incredible. They’re not putting up with these, you know, situations or jobs that don’t serve them, toxic environments, whatever it may be. And they’re realizing like, Okay, what do I really want and remote work aligns for a lot of people in that sense. And so I think that’s something that we’ll see. Again, the evolution of those digital nomad visas, what countries will embrace them. And really, one thing that I’m very hyper mindful of right now are the restrictions with COVID. Okay, you know, what countries are opening up which ones aren’t, what are the risks? quirements for those there was much more ease of movement before COVID and so now it will be interesting to see as we start to reopen, as countries start to reopen what that will look like.

Pushpak Mundre
Yeah, that makes sense. So here’s my favorite question. So what did you learn as a remote career coach which you wouldn’t have done from anywhere else?

Unique takeaways as Remote career coach

Kate
What I would say is that I realized as a remote career coach that people are much more talented than they give themselves credit for. So as I said before a lot of people will come they think they’re not talented enough they’re like I got to go get an MBA or I got to go to you know, university or this or that and like undertake all this like time and money doing this because credentials and you know, paper, it makes us feel like okay, it makes us feel worthy. But that’s not it. At the end of the day, you still have to learn how to effectively communicate your value and skills to an employer. And so I see all these talented people come to me and they’re so doubtful, but from my perspective and what I know it’s like you You can do this you’re just it’s just you know, again how you’re positioning your value this and that. So I think that that my biggest you know, the biggest thing that I’ve learned is that people are more talented again than they give themselves credit for and that this is so much more realistic and possible for people, remote work, then they believe it is.

Pushpak Mundre
Make sense, Yeah. So what are your top three favorite books like in terms of maybe remote work or life like anything, you know, it doesn’t need to be related to work, but yeah, your top three books.

Kate’s top 3 books

Kate
So I will share I love reading and I love books and I have so many books I could recommend but when it comes to people who want to work remote, I noticed one of the biggest maybe first battles or hurdles of face is mindset, just really believing they can do this. And so three books that I would recommend that really help you kind of give you that confidence to go remote. I have them here. I’ll share them with you. The first one is ‘The Big Leap’ so this one says conquer your hidden fear and take your life to the next level. So this is a good one just feeling more courageous to go after the life you want. ‘The Obstacle Is The Way’ another great one, this is from Ryan Holiday. And so through this journey of finding a remote job it can be an emotional roller coaster and a lot of times you know remote job applicants will get really discouraged once they hear like so many no’s and they’re just like okay they pause from the remote job search maybe it takes months years before they revisit it again. So this will kind of help you develop that resilience and really seeing again the obstacle is the way and then the last one here ‘The Magic Of Thinking Big’, so this is by David Schwartz um and again just to really help you start thinking better, thinking bigger sorry, of what’s possible like you can do this you can do these great things in life and you don’t have to you know play small so for somebody starting out with wanting to land a remote job I think those are really great books to just kind of get you in the headspace.

Pushpak Mundre
Yeah, so one more question so what are your top three favorite tools to use while working remotely?

Favorite tools for remote work

Kate
So I would say that the top tools that I use often you know, I use Zoom a lot, Google Drive, WhatsApp, I use those tools a lot. And some, some ones that I love. So there’s this app called ‘Crisp’ and it removes background noise. But um, zoom now has this feature as well, which is incredible. So in terms of that app, um, I would say you know, one of the things that has been important to me is actually like my remote work setup. So I have this laptop stand that really just helps with making sure that you have the right ergonomics when you’re working from home. That’s one thing that I think a lot of people face and even just like a ring light, you know when you’re doing we’re working remote, you’re on a bunch of video calls. It’s just nice to have. But in terms of my business, there’s so many incredible tools I use For new remote workers, I mean they’re probably going to be using Slack a lot. It’s a great tool to become familiar with, Zoom, Google Drive, those are like some of the basic tools that a lot of remote teams use. You know, again, Chris was really cool, but now I guess it was a feature so I’m not sure how relevant that will be. And probably, if you can get um, I forgot what the name was, but I had downloaded an app at one point that just converts all the time zones because I worked so often with people internationally. Yeah, so it just easily converts it. It just yeah, it easily converts, when you’re connecting with other people just makes it a lot easier because that’s going to be a big thing timezones.

Pushpak Mundre
So where can people find you if they want to reach out to you?

Kate
Yeah, absolutely. So I’m on Instagram @theremotenomad. So if you just go over to Instagram, I share a lot of tips and inspiration on working remotely. Again if you go to www.theremotenomad.com And if you go to www.theremotenomad.com/freegift , I have free resources there. I have a remote career playbook, remote resume checklists. I also send out weekly remote job postings of fully Remote Jobs usually send it about 80 to 100 every week, so you don’t have to be searching around. I’ll send them right to you for free. And then see my program ‘The remote career accelerator’ will be opening really powerful programs supporting you through the process of how to land a remote job. And there’s all the training in there we jump on group coaching calls to ensure everyone’s fully supported. So if you go over to the remote Nomad, you can get on the waitlist for that once that opens.

Pushpak Mundre
Awesome. Sounds good. Thank you so much, Kate, it was really great talking to you. All the insights you’ve provided were really helpful so it could really help our listeners.

Kate
Awesome. It was great to be here. Thanks for having me.