Sensible to mention remote-only in CV?

[d000hg]

No client will be interested. They want team players.

Well I've been doing it for a year so far, and for most of that time I've had more work than I could take on.

I've phoned a few agencies, figuring it's better to speak to someone, and they mostly say "we don't get much but it's not unknown". My understanding is that since a remote worker does tend to require more trust from a company (rightly or wrongly), it's much more common to get work from people you already know or have some links with. None of my work so far has come from traditional sources.

I reckon clients might be reasonably happy to go this route if it can save some money but maybe it doesn't cross their minds. I too would work for less for the comfort of home working (maybe 10-20% less than I'd ask otherwise).

I don't know if it's possible to get agencies to raise the issue... maybe I should totally not mention the remote thing until such point as a client has said they would like employ my services?

[VectraMan]

The fallacy being that you have to be physically sitting together to be a team.

Indeed. Most of us work by ourselves for the majority of the time anyway. In my last gig we had team meetings via Skype, which worked well enough.

[TheBigYinJames]

I don't know if it's possible to get agencies to raise the issue... maybe I should totally not mention the remote thing until such point as a client has said they would like employ my services?

There's a plan B. An agency which only has remote workers on its book, sells itself on lower rates, no equipment costs etc.

[d000hg]

There's a plan B. An agency which only has remote workers on its book, sells itself on lower rates, no equipment costs etc.

The same thought had crossed my mind... I've actually had thoughts to do something in the recruitment sector for a while.

[TheVoice]

The same thought had crossed my mind... I've actually had thoughts to do something in the recruitment sector for a while.

Do it as an online-only thing & there's very little overhead. Hmmm, I knew my Mrs being an ex-pimp might be useful...yeah I know, sh***ing the enemy...I accept my beating...!

[tim123]

The fallacy being that you have to be physically sitting together to be a team.

It's not a fallacy at all

IME the other poster is wrong, they aren't the slightest bit interested in "team players" [1], they just want you to sit where they can see you.

tim

[1] Except where Team Player equates to "yes boss, everything that you say is correct"!

[d000hg]

You can be very effective in a team as a remote worker. The phone is a great tool (IM not so good in my opinion) and you can use online whiteboard software when words are not enough.

You also don't have to get distracted talking about what was on TV with your co-workers, or sitting in the canteen for too long drinking tea.

[TheBigYinJames]

You also don't have to get distracted from the TV talking about what was on TV with your co-workers, or sitting in the canteen for too long drinking tea.

[TheVoice]

they just want you to sit where they can see you.

[1] Except where Team Player equates to "yes boss, everything that you say is correct"!

They're probably not the sort of people you want to be dealing with if they're of that mentality anyway

Saying that, a recent Permie manager at a client site was like that...suffice to say, I no longer deal with the company.