STATE OF TECH EMPLOYMENT According to interviews with recruiters across the country, companies and hiring managers no longer want to do a nationwide search for most roles. They are willing to shrink the possible candidate pool to get candidates that are local to their of昀椀ce. Even if a role a company is hiring for can be done fully remotely, many are employing a 50 or 100-mile “bubble,” a topic discussed in last year’s guide. This hiring strategy allows for a worker to do their job from home but head into the of昀椀ce as needed for major meetings, team collaboration and workshopping without expenses such as 昀氀ights and hotels. Remote and Hybrid Tech Job Postings Source: CompTIA Tech Jobs Report + Analysis 100 75 50 25 N Y V N Y V N Y V N Y V N Y JA MARMA JULSEPNOJA MARMAJULSEPNO JAMARMA JULSEPNOJA MARMA JULSEPNOJA MARMAJUL 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Companies and managers can keep workers happy while being in the of昀椀ce by making sure there is an added bene昀椀t to being there. Tech workers forced into the of昀椀ce only to sit at a desk with headphones on will see no bene昀椀t of being in the of昀椀ce which could lead to them looking for new opportunities. When going into the of昀椀ce leads to things like one-on-one time with managers to go over career goals and promotional paths, collaborations with team members that are dif昀椀cult to do over Zoom calls or hands-on upskilling opportunities, then employees tend to look at heading to the of昀椀ce more favorably. For both sides, the crux of the issue is continuing the conversation and making sure value is being added. For those looking to work from Looking for a fully home full-time, productivity has to be maintained. Numerous studies remote position in have been launched attempting to measure if those who work from tech? Explore 100% home are more or less productive than in the of昀椀ce, and results have remote roles on our job board. been mixed. Success will come down to knowing how an employee will work best combined with having a management that knows how to bring out the best in their teams, no matter where they are doing their job. 13