Discover All the Pros and Cons of the 5 Most Popular Remote Job Boards

Remote working is far from a side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was there long before we started self-isolating and is apparently here to stay. According to some projections, around a quarter of the entire U.S. workforce will be spending their work days at home by the end of 2022, and the trend is expected to accelerate in 2023. 

One of the biggest consequences of this profound shift in how we do business is that it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to source qualified candidates who are experts in their fields. You’re constantly competing with hundreds of other companies. A growing number of inexperienced candidates posing as skilled professionals is another major problem to worry about for companies employing remotely, even when hiring through the best job boards.

The first step to hiring top performers and avoiding the bad ones is knowing exactly where to look. There are plenty of free job boards out there dedicated to hiring remote workers, but we’ve picked out and reviewed the 5 best remote job boards to help you find and hire the most qualified candidates.

Finding an appropriate job board is only the first step toward improving your recruiting track record. Read on and discover how setting up an automated hiring funnel with pre-hire candidate assessments will improve your chances of getting the top 1% of remote workers.

#1 FlexJobs

FlexJobs boasts over 4 million active users and is an excellent job post aggregator that attracts professionals from hundreds of different industries. 

The platform caters primarily to remote jobseekers, making it one of the best job boards for remote work. This makes it great for hiring freelancers for one-time gigs as well as full-time remote workers. 

One of the biggest advantages of FlexJobs is the ability to post unlimited job ads for a flat fee. In other words, you could hire for a dozen different roles, and you only have to pay once. 

On top of that, the website provides valuable resources regarding hiring, remote culture, and branding for both remote jobseekers and employers. These resources are crucial if you’ve never hired remote workers before as they’ll help you properly onboard and successfully integrate new hires into your team. 

One of the possible deal-breakers for employers is that it’s necessary to have a LinkedIn account to use FlexJobs, as well as previous employee reviews.

FlexJobs offers three pricing plans for employers. You can opt for the following:

1. A monthly plan—At $399 per month, it’s most suitable for companies hiring for one role in a short timeframe
2. A 3-month subscription—Unlimited job posting and resume browsing for three months will cost you $859 per quarter
3. A year-long commitment—Set at a total of $2,999, the yearly plan offers all the benefits of the quarterly subscription, plus your chosen ATS integration and a long-term hiring strategy service

#2 Freelancer

Though based in Australia, Freelancer is also an excellent remote job board for sourcing qualified freelancers in the United States. 

The platform is abundant with freelancers specializing in different fields, such as law, media, sales, gaming, writing, marketing, accounting, web design, and others. Employers can also choose to pay freelancers by the hour or per project.

Recruiters have the option to evaluate candidate profiles and compare applications. The site also has integrated functionalities for tracking a freelancer’s progress once you’ve employed their services.

The biggest drawback of the site is that its customer support service may be difficult to reach for U.S.-based companies due to different time zones.

#3 ZipRecruiter

ZipRecruiter is a large hiring platform with around 25 million active monthly users. Its distinguishing feature is the one-click option, allowing you to post your job ad across 100+ websites with a single click.

The platform is readily available via a mobile app, and its functionalities include a useful invite-to-apply option. You can use it to single out a candidate who meets your criteria and invite them to apply with your company instead of waiting for them to discover the job ad on their own.

ZipRecruiter provides recruiters with a 4-day free trial period. After that expires, there are two pricing plans to choose from:

1. Standard plan—Best for companies hiring on a budget or posting an easy-to-fill vacancy
2. Premium plan—Provides higher placement and reach of job posts for companies looking to hire quickly or a role that’s tough to fill
3. Pro plan—Most suitable for companies that often have many open hiring cycles as the applications can go directly into their chosen ATS

#4 Remotive

Remotive allows recruiters to search for candidates by various categories and business niches, including medicine, content editing, web analytics, graphic design, and product management. You can also filter jobseekers by location and experience. The job board has around 220,000+ monthly visitors.

Remotive also has great branding options, allowing you to customize your company profile with logos, banners, and distinctive colors. Still, there is no resume database to quickly pre-select candidates based on their competencies.

That said, Remotive is on the expensive side. Their basic pricing plan starts at $398 for a single job ad, with the option to also “promote” your ad for greater visibility in their search engine and get access to additional functionalities, which costs anywhere between $59 and $149 per job listing.

#5 We Work Remotely

Having more than 2.5 million monthly visitors, We Work Remotely is an excellent option for companies looking to hire freelancers and full-time remote workers. 

The website offers employers the option to search for highly skilled remote workers specializing in various areas in the digital sphere, such as SEO, social media, content marketing, email outreach, etc.

We Work Remotely also possesses a large library of job description templates for various marketing roles, as well as the ability to add your own logo and highlight your brand. 

Still, the website lacks a resume database, and you’re allowed to share only two ad posts via social media—and only once you’ve upgraded your profile.

The basic pricing plan for We Work Remotely starts at $299 a month, though there are additional options for increasing ad visibility.

The Perils of Hiring Remotely

A bitter fact is that most remote job boards are teeming with unqualified or inexperienced candidates. 

This isn’t the problem of any single platform so much as a consequence of the high demand for skilled remote workers and the inability to properly evaluate their skills without face-to-face contact. Ambitious companies in various industries are always on the lookout for top-performing jobseekers, and they snatch them up as soon as they find them. 

The only reliable way to get top talent in your business niche—before the competition extends them a job offer—is by reviewing and testing as many candidates as possible in a short time span. This is easier said than done, especially without a streamlined hiring process.

The most experienced hiring experts rely on pre-hire assessments to make the best decisions.

Gaetano (Head of Growth @ Nextiva)

Why Workello Is the Ideal Hiring Solution That Will Help You Recruit Better Remote Workers More Efficiently

We developed Workello specifically to help companies find top talent faster and scale their teams efficiently while cutting the hiring costs in half! 

With Workello automating every tedious task, it’s no longer necessary to manually track applications, send out tests, schedule interviews, or lose time on unnecessary transactional emails. 

Our fully-automated system lets you quickly assess, test, interview, and ultimately hire the most proficient remote candidate in record time!

To use Workello, all you have to do is:

1. Sign up for a free Workello account and launch your automated, pre-configured hiring funnel in less than 3 minutes
2. Post your job ad across Monster, Indeed, LinkedIn, Facebook, ProBlogger, or any other job board or hiring website and link to your unique Workello job ad
3. Watch all of your candidates from all of your hiring channels stream into a single, unified dashboard
4. Send automated tests to filter out bad candidates with good portfolios
5. Reject tests, invite to interview, and send offers in one click

Every action you take in Workello triggers an automated email, moving candidates through your hiring process with less effort.

Candidates have access to a live Candidate Status page, which tells them exactly where they are in your hiring process and what to expect next—ensuring a great candidate experience and reducing transactional questions to a minimum.

Start your Workello free trial today to discover a faster, easier, hassle-free way to hire skilled remote workers.