Think Remote Work Is an Easy Ride? This New Hiring Trend Predicts a Harsh Reality for Entry-Level Workers

Fresh management research covering 50 million job postings reveals that working from home has triggered a massive upshift in qualification demands—and it’s bad news for anyone trying to break into the market.

BY KIT EATON @KITEATON

We know that remote work is here to stay, as a new normal in our post-pandemic world (even if this annoys certain ego-centric bosses who press for “return to office” rules.) It’s changed the modern workplace, and we’re all still getting used to the subtleties brought about by the shift. Now fresh research into how companies think about remote working standards has revealed an interesting trend linking workers’ higher experience and permission to work remotely. The data may have you reconsidering your company’s own hybrid and remote working policies. It may be another bad omen for entry level workers, too. 

The new study, by management science researchers, found that as remote work became more common in recent........

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