Are you taking a break from applying for remote jobs this summer?

Think twice before throwing in the towel and deciding to wait until fall.

According to FlexJobs, a remote and flexible job board, the idea of holding off until the fall when hiring is busiest due to perceived decreased opportunities is a myth.

While most job-seekers are thinking exactly the same thing—to wait until after summer before resuming their job application efforts—you can take advantage of this period of reduced competition and make your application stand out, especially since it seems almost everyone is seeking remote jobs (making the market saturated).

Additionally, not only will you be well-positioned for the remote jobs you’re looking for before hiring officially picks up again in the fall, but you may find that companies have hiring budgets that need to be used by the end of their fiscal year, or they are preparing for third and fourth quarter projects. In this case, they will be more eager to fill these remote positions in the summer.

Although, as more employers enforce RTO mandates, it may appear that the age of fully remote jobs is behind us, there is thankfully a significant number of companies who are still maintaining their stance on remaining fully remote, or at least being open to hiring flexibly, including fully remote jobs.

In its latest report of the companies currently hiring for flexible and fully remote jobs, FlexJobs analyzed over 60,000 employers within its database and drew up a list of the top 75. Furthermore, there are other companies not featured in this list who have been remote-first, and intend to continue operating that way.

Below is a combination of some of the noteworthy flexible and remote companies in the FlexJobs report, as well as other employers who operate fully remotely (based on data available at the time of writing):

1. Atrium Staffing—talent firm with hybrid remote opportunities on their careers page
2. NTT Group—global telecommunications company offering fully remote jobs
3. Pinterest—social media organization
4. DoorDash—online food ordering company
5. Fluence Energy—company that provides energy storage products
6. RTX Corporation—aerospace and defence company, and veteran-friendly employer that has earned multiple awards and is known to offer remote hybrid, and flexible jobs
7. Twilio—U.S.-based cloud communications company
8. Affirm—fintech company leading the buy-now, pay later market
9. 2K Games—video game publishing company
10. Stride, Inc.—educational company providing K12 tutoring and career prep and support
11. GitLab—the company behind their comprehensive DevSecOps platform
12. Black & Veatch—construction engineering company for infrastructure building, with remote and flexible roles available
13. Nielsen—audience behaviour data tracking company
14. Philips—household name company providing energy-efficient lighting and other home appliance products
15. Axon—safety technology manufacturing company
16. Binance—a company focused on cryptocurrency exchange
17. Reddit—social media company
18. Express Scripts—healthcare organization focused on pharmacy benefit management
19. Stryker—American multinational medical technology company that provides products for surgical treatment
20. Autodesk—software company behind 3D design software including AutoCAD
21. Dun & Bradstreet—information services organization that focuses on providing data and insights to decision-makers
22. Sprinklr—the company behind its AI-powered customer experience management platform
23. SAP—another software company focused on providing software that streamlines business processes and data
24. Interactive Brokers—securities brokerage firm headquartered in the U.S., but based internationally
25. Splunk—software company providing digital security solutions

The remaining five are not included in FlexJobs’ list, but are known to be remote-first companies:

1. Appcues
2. Arkency
3. Automattic
4. Buffer
5. DuckDuckGo

As you can see from the descriptions of the employers listed above, there are many unique sectors and industries represented, so you’re never missing out. From software development, to cybersecurity solutions, to recruitment, to telecommunications and infrastructure, there’s sure to be a remote job that catches your eye from the remote-friendly employers in this list.