The first concern I had when leaving my work was health insurance. Online resources are not very clear, but of course my first stop was checking out the Healthcare marketplace and figure out my insurance budget. Then I found out here in WA there are insurance brokers (paid by the state) that can guide you through the best options. When I spoke with an insurance broker they gave me quotes for 2-3 providers, but also mentioned Apple Health, which is free insurance provided by the state. Apple Health is based on current income (and savings, like in my case, do not count as income), so if one makes under a certain amount of money they are eligible for this free insurance, which includes health, dental, and vision.
Right now, online resources outside of LinkedIn are very important. I find LinkedIn to be good for general networking or looking for job postings, but as a woman I have seen too many misogynistic comments around, so it's not a good community.
I find that female groups, or groups for female minorities seem to have the best community feel. Some that I check regularly are:
- PowerToFly
- Elpha - where women in tech talk candidly online
- The Riveter - A modern union fighting for equity for working women
- Seattle Women in Tech on Facebook
And finally, a list of sites that have remote job listings:
- https://powertofly.com/
- https://elpha.com/positions?sort=newest&locations%5B%5D=Remote
- https://www.virtualvocations.com/jobs/c-100%25+telecommute
- http://remoteok.io/
- http://nodesk.co/
- http://dynamitejobs.co/
- http://remotive.io/
- http://weworkremotely.com/
- http://angel.co/
- http://themuse.com/
- https://coronahub.co/hiring/
- https://www.flexjobs.com/
- https://weworkremotely.com/
- https://angel.co/jobs
- http://Remote.co
- https://pangian.com/
- https://www.skipthedrive.com/
- https://www.letsworkremotely.com/
- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18fPGAsUYQ7qGVk2o0E5QRXrsGuh0HEfHdQZ9A2a1BcM/edit#gid=388136490
One more thing, here's a page that has been tracking hiring freezes.