Now, with promising vaccine rollouts, many businesses face the question of whether to embrace remote work and all its potential by integrating it into their business model or return to an onsite-only policy. Adjusting to remote work solutions has not been without its challenges, but it has also enabled the democratization of talent, in that companies can increasingly attract and retain highly qualified professionals they previously wouldn't have had access to.

Anita Samojednik is the chief executive officer at Paro, a Chicago-based startup disrupting the way companies access on-demand financial expertise. Formerly, Anita held the position of chief operating officer (COO) at the company and was promoted to her current role in January 2021.

Location is now limitless

Traditionally, companies have been limited to hiring talent within their own geographic footprint or burdened with the cost of relocation when searching broadly. As a result, they've been confined to a specific talent pool and may have missed out on the best-fit candidates because the right talent wasn't necessarily located in close proximity to their office. Remote work allows for a democratization of talent by making skilled professionals more accessible to the companies that need them regardless of their location. While working remotely was new to a lot of people in 2020, business professionals quickly adapted to a new working environment, demonstrating their mastery of working toward and achieving business goals while performing in a remote capacity.

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