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Remote work

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCore term

In job interviews & careers, remote work means: Working from home or another place outside the employer's office, usually with a laptop, an internet connection and video calls.

In Turkish: uzaktan çalışma, evden çalışma

How it is used

Job ads show it as 'remote', 'fully remote' or 'remote-first'. People also say 'work remotely' and 'work from home' (WFH). Some remote jobs only accept applicants from certain countries or time zones.

Example sentences

  1. The company offers remote work for most of its engineering roles.

  2. Is remote work possible, or do I need to be in the office every day?

Common collocations

  • work remotely
  • fully remote role
  • remote-first company
  • remote work policy
  • hybridDescribes a way of working in which employees spend some days in the office and some days working from home.
  • full-timeDescribes a job in which you work the normal number of hours in a week, usually around 35 to 40 hours.
  • video interviewAn interview held over a video call, or one in which you record answers to set questions on camera for the employer to watch later.
  • relocateTo move to a different city or country for work, or, for a company, to move an employee or an office to a new place.

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