A bit of info about me: Developer for about 10 - 12 years professionally, C# and JS mostly, self-taught<p>Recently I have been looking to take back some of the time I spend on my commute. It's about two hours a day and my company doesn't support remote work unless you are an off-shore developer (for obvious reasons, the flights add up quickly from a daily commute).<p>I've been keeping an eye on WWR but I feel like I am getting analysis paralysis on what tech to learn or what to do to make myself stand out to employers.<p>For the people that have moved from on-site to a remote position recently, how did you stand out? Did you learning new languages / frameworks? What made you more appealing than others candidates from your view point?
I find that it helps to look for something that is close to you but still remote, and also a smaller company. Being a 2 hour flight away and living in the same general geographic area makes people feel like they're a lot more connected to you than someone who lives on the opposite side of the country or overseas.<p>Smaller companies are also generally going to receive fewer applications, have less of a formal hiring process, and are more likely to choose you just because they like you and you're closer than the guy in China.<p>Other than that, apply for stuff that very closely matches your experience. This makes you much less of a risk to hire.<p>The downside to this is that unless you're lucky or very much in demand, you're likely to not be compensated as well compared to working in a regular office.