4 Things To Know Before You Sign Up for FlexJobs

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If you’ve ever searched for the best work-from-home jobs online, you know that the process can be a job in itself! But here at Clark.com, we’ve found one jobs website — FlexJobs.com — that makes finding remote positions easy.

Founded in 2007, FlexJobs is a subscription service that’s focused on telecommuting jobs, including freelance, flexible and part-time opportunities.

FlexJobs is a legitimate job search website — not a scam — with accreditation from the Better Business Bureau.

This article was updated in January 2024 and I review it every year. Detailed notes on all updates can be found here.

FlexJobs: What You Need To Know Before You Sign Up

In addition to focusing only on flexible jobs, FlexJobs stands out from its free competitors in that a real person reviews each job posting to make sure it’s legitimate.

Thinking about signing up for FlexJobs? Here are a few things to know before you do.

1. Why Does FlexJobs Charge a Membership Fee?

Because the site hand-screens every job posting, it’s less likely that a scam job listing will be included. This is why FlexJobs users must pay a membership fee.

Members get access to jobs in more than 50 job categories from thousands of different companies, according to the FlexJobs website.

FlexJobs says its research team spends more than 100 combined hours every day reviewing companies and jobs to make sure you’re seeing only the best opportunities.

2. How Much Does FlexJobs Cost? 

FlexJobs has several membership options to choose from starting at $2.94 for a 14-day trial or $5.95 for a 4-week trial. After your trial ends, your membership will automatically renew at $23.95, billed every four weeks. However, you can cancel your membership at any time.

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Additionally, if you want a year’s worth of access to FlexJobs, you can pay $71.40 when you sign up.

FlexJobs does offer promo codes from time to time, which are typically shared on its Facebook page.

3. Is There Anything That FlexJobs Provides for Free?

Although you must be a FlexJobs member to see full job postings, the company does provide job search tips on its blog and even hosts occasional webinars for job applicants.

Every year, FlexJobs also publishes a list of 100 companies to watch for remote jobs. Here’s the top 20 companies from FlexJobs’ list of the top companies with remote jobs in 2024:

  1. Working Solutions
  2. Liveops
  3. CVS Health
  4. Robert Half International
  5. Williams-Sonoma
  6. Thermo Fisher Scientific
  7. ModSquad
  8. BELAY
  9. Cactus Communications
  10. Transcom
  11. Sutherland
  12. BCD Travel
  13. Kelly
  14. UnitedHealth Group
  15. LHH – Lee Hecht Harrison
  16. Randstad
  17. Creative Financial Staffing – CFS
  18. Kforce
  19. Aston Carter
  20. Aquent

If you don’t want to pay the FlexJobs membership fee, you could identify potential employers from the full top 100 list and browse openings through companies’ websites.

4. Does FlexJobs Have a Guarantee?

FlexJobs can’t promise that it’ll find you a work-from-home job, but its website says a membership does come with a satisfaction guarantee:

“With FlexJobs’ Satisfaction Guarantee, if you are not satisfied with the quality of our service for any reason, simply cancel your subscription and request a refund … within 30 days of account creation or renewal. We will quickly and promptly process your refund. That’s it, fast and simple! The bottom line is that we want you to be happy with our service, and we’ll do whatever we can to make that happen.”

Have you signed up for a FlexJobs membership? We want to hear about your experience and whether it helped you find a work-from-home job. Leave a comment in our Clark.com Community!

Article Updates
  • January 30, 2024: Updated FlexJobs’ membership options and pricing based on the website
  • January 30, 2024: Updated the list of top companies with remote jobs to the latest publication from FlexJobs
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