Hello all!
The TL;DR version of this is: When you're applying for 'digital nomady' work (like design, copywriting, or anything else that you can do from home), how and when do you break the news to prospective employers?
Quick overview: I'm a remote advertising copywriter. I'm very fortunate to have been able to move to this role with my old "in-house" salary intact. I'm trying to take on some new clients to pad out my resume but mostly to get to write about something new. Here is how it goes:
I'll apply for a job on, say, Glassdoor, if they don't explicitly mention that I must be onsite. I have great success getting from this stage to "Loved your resume, can we hop on a call?" But once I mention that I'm remote, they always say "Thanks, but no thanks".
I would feel bad not disclosing the remote thing at this stage, and wasting their time. But I'm wondering if maybe I should stay quiet about it until they're a little more invested in me.
Has anyone had a similar but more successful situation? Thanks!