Himalayas review: free remote job board with time zone filters
Remote job board
Himalayas is a job board for remote work. It shows jobs that companies post there and jobs it collects from company career pages. Searching, applying and a profile are free. Paid plans add AI tools for CVs, cover letters and interview practice.
Who Himalayas is for
Himalayas suits anyone looking for a remote job who wants to know up front where and when they can work. Each listing shows its location requirements and, where the employer gives them, the time zones it accepts. Jobs marked worldwide have no limits on location or time zone. Many others are open only in certain countries.
What Himalayas offers
- Job search with filters for country, time zone, salary, skills, experience level and job type, contract work included.
- Profile: if you make it public, employers can find you in the talent directory.
- Job application tracker and job alerts by e-mail, weekly on the free plan.
- Paid plans: AI tools for CVs, cover letters, mock interviews and career coaching, and daily alerts.
Who pays for what
- Job seekers
- Nothing for searching, applying, profile, tracker and weekly alerts. Paid monthly plans add unlimited AI tools and daily alerts
- Employers
- Post jobs and a company profile for free. They pay only to pin a job to the top of the search results
What speaks for Himalayas
- Free to search and apply, with no paywall on listings.
- Clear location and time zone requirements on the listings.
- By its own account, every job is checked for spam and scams, and jobs from new employers by a person.
What speaks against Himalayas
- Collected listings can be out of date when the employer has closed the job.
- The AI tools are limited on the free plan.
- Many jobs are open only in certain countries.
How to apply
Open the listing and click Apply. Depending on the employer you are sent to the company's career page or application form, or your application goes to the company by e-mail. Some jobs ask screening questions first. Himalayas does not review or filter applications.
Where the listings come from
By its own account, Himalayas has two sources. Companies post jobs on the site themselves, mostly for free. Other listings are collected from company career pages and applicant tracking systems and filtered for remote work. Either way, each listing links to the company's own application page. A job the employer has already closed can stay listed for a while, and you can report it.
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