LinkedIn Learning Offers Free Courses on Remote Working and Virtual Communication Tools

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The past few weeks have brought a lot of changes in the workplace. With the coronavirus pandemic, many employees are now working from home.

Teams are no longer in the same room or building to meet and discuss project plans. Employees can’t walk to the water cooler or break room to catch up on the latest company news.

Instead, employees and teams will embrace remote working.

Which can be a steep learning curve for many workers, when they’ve never worked remotely in the past.

Or have rarely used virtual communication tools.

I’ve heard from many people asking how they can quickly learn virtual communication tools, like Microsoft Teams and Zoom.

And how to best manage their time while working at home.

Which is why I’m so glad to learn about LinkedIn Learning’s remote working free courses offer. Continue reading LinkedIn Learning Offers Free Courses on Remote Working and Virtual Communication Tools

Are You Looking for a Remote Job in Technology or Development?

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For people who prefer to work remotely, because they don’t want to be limited by geographic location, prefer to work in a distraction-free environment, or like the nomadic lifestyle, finding a remote job in technology or development can be challenging.

Where do you start looking? Who should you contact?

You could spend hours, days, even weeks, researching and gathering the information.

It sure would be a lot easier if someone already created a resource for you, info about the companies, what they do, and their company website. Continue reading Are You Looking for a Remote Job in Technology or Development?

Metro Detroit WordPress March 2017: Distributed, Working Remotely at Automattic

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You’re invited to join us at our next Metro Detroit WordPress meetup Monday, March 13, 2017 as we host Distributed, Working Remotely at Automattic.

Our March meetup features member George Hotelling, who recently joined Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Jetpack plugin, VaultPress backup and security service, WooCommerce ecommerce plugin, Akismet anti-spam service, and other online services. Continue reading Metro Detroit WordPress March 2017: Distributed, Working Remotely at Automattic