We can all agree this pandemic has been horrific. Regardless of how much or how little you were impacted, you were impacted.

You probably spent more time inside your own four walls at home than you ever imagined. And, you may have learned to work from home while balancing your spouse, pets and children – all at the same time.

Eventually, our children will go back to school and our spouses will go back to work. Stores will reopen. We’ll all be able to get a haircut and find toilet paper with more ease.

But I’m not convinced the job market will be quite the same. If you’ve been working remotely, you’ve been doing it for more than two months now. Two months! And, if you’re able to do your job from home, you (and the management at your company) might be surprised that it’s actually working.

Working from home is a learning opportunity. The entire world is learning how to operate a little differently. And some companies are considering becoming a remote company going forward.

For example, Twitter announced it will allow employees to permanently work from home. And, Facebook said it will let some of their employees work from anywhere.

If you’re job searching, you are probably looking in the city that is the closest to where you live. And, this makes sense.

But as you keep looking, I’d encourage you to expand your possibilities. Look for jobs at companies that are beginning to let their employees work from home permanently.

If you’re not sure what companies are doing this, a good place to start is news reports. This is a new concept for many companies, so the ones switching are making headlines.

Then, search on sites like LinkedIn for jobs. But, instead of putting your local city into the search box, use the word “remote.” That’s the way many job sites work when it comes to looking for a work from home job.

But do your homework in advance. Facebook has announced it might pay workers less who choose to live in cheaper cities. Smaller markets must often pay a premium to get highly specialized employees, so living in a less expensive market doesn’t always mean a smaller paycheck.

Sites like Glassdoor.com will give you a sense for how much companies are paying for specific roles. Be informed about your market value before your first phone interview.

This pandemic might open a door for us when it comes to work. We’ve been forced into this test, and we’ve learned working from home is not only possible but more effective for some industries.

This will be even more true once the children all finally go back to school. That’s when the real productivity will happen.

Angela Copeland, a career expert and founder of Copeland Coaching, can be reached at copelandcoaching.com.