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Aayush Gupta
Aayush Gupta 22 October 2020
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Why Google Searches For “Remote Teams” Increased By 1150% During Covid

During the extreme circumstances that occurred during Covid-19, there were some huge changes in Google searches: 1. Searches for the best webcam increased by 100%. 2. Searches for the best computer monitor surged by 72%. 3. Searches For “remote teams” increased by 1150%

How Remote Working Spread Across The Globe

It is relevant to note that working remotely had already been on the rise since before the Covid-19 pandemic struck the world. A July 2019 report informs that remote work experienced a global growth of 159% between 2005 and 2017.

In 2017, in the US, only 3.4% of the workforce worked remotely. By March 5, 2020, 46% of US companies had already asked their employees to work from home. That provides a pertinent example of how sharply Covid-19 has impacted remote working in the US. 

This is not a US-specific story, however. As high as 88% of companies across the world have advised their companies to work from home during Covid-19. In the Asia-Pacific region, 91% of companies enabled their employees to work remotely from home since the pandemic started. 

Long-Term Impact: The Positives

The whole world has learned what is possible to do digitally. As Microsoft puts it, Covid-19 has permanently changed the way we connect with each other, and the way we do business. 

Microsoft reports that team meetings increased by 10% during the lockdown. As walking over to a colleague’s desk to ask something, or to chat over a cup of coffee disappeared with remote working – people are spending more time collaborating online. 

Interestingly, though, the number of shorter meetings climbed with longer meetings featuring less. This indicates a new pattern of collaboration: Meeting several times a day/week for quick sharing of updates, brainstorming, cross-learning, etc. 

A 72% hike in short messages between colleagues and teammates on work-related matters is another pointer to how people are connecting differently to function efficiently as remote teams. 

A Forbes article informs that 57% of the respondents to a survey mentioned that they would like to continue working remotely in a post-Covid situation also. 

The same article refers to an IBM survey where 80% of respondents have expressed a preference to work remotely at least part of the time in post-Covid times. 

A Harvard Business Review article mentions that there is 45% higher motivation among employees if they can choose where to work: at the office, from home, or a mix of both. 

Think Remote, Think Offshore

The benefits of working remotely have made themselves clear and businesses from around the world have adapted to the change. 

  • Offshore remote teams is on average 50% more cost-effective when compared to employing onshore employees (in-house or remote) without compromise on quality or performance.
  • Our model helps you to reduce the time invested in hiring, screening, and interviewing candidates. On average, we are able to build and deploy your offshore remote team in a matter of weeks from receiving your brief.
  • Solve the problem of local talent shortages and expand the pool to global. We invest time into matchmaking your business needs with our pool of in-house talent, to ensure that once we deploy your team, we meet your business requirements.

To find out if Offshore Remote Teams is a good fit for your business, take our see our In-house Vs Remote Teams: Debunk Hiring Myths

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