Hiring Remotely
140 companies answer 6 questions
In our Hiring Remotely section you'll learn how best in class remote companies use their remote status to recruit the top candidates in the world. Discover how you can increase your applicant pool and find and interview the best candidates remotely.
What traits do you look for in candidates for a remote job?
Written communication is an absolute must. This isn’t just about grammar, it’s about succinctly communicating your ideas and the ability to express your personality through…
We look for candidates who are self-disciplined, demonstrate commitment to personal growth and learning, have a very strong work ethic, and are process-driven—meaning that they naturally…
If they’ve worked remotely before If they’ve done independent consulting Demonstrated responsibility Great team member
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
We conduct interviews for our remote jobs via phone, video, and in-person sessions. The variety of interview formats reveals our virtual culture to our candidates…
Via Google Hangout or Skype.
We have a 3-step interview process, which consists of a pre-recorded video interview, a video interview with our hiring manager and one with our CEO.…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
Stories. Toptalers spend so much time traveling together and doing amazing things both work-related and otherwise. It’s great to be able to talk about those…
Interestingly enough, the culture comes across best while asking the candidate questions. The very type of questions we ask, which often get the candidates speaking…
We’re completely transparent about our company values and culture in everything we do, including our actual job listings. We don’t want anyone to have to…
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
Most of our team has approached us directly to ask if we’ve been hiring. That’s one of the advantages of being a relatively well-known remote…
Often times, we seek out entrepreneurs. Self-motivation is crucial for remote teams – we aren’t there to micro-manage you – so that’s a huge factor…
The application process for remote workers occurs entirely online, and it concludes with a video interview. This is a bit different from the hiring process…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
We use a third-party software that offers skill assessment evaluations to identify the required skills and attributes for this position. We do background screening internally.
We check references and run a background check.
Yes, we utilize HackerRank for our technical assessments, and also a background check service once the candidate is hired.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
After an offer is accepted and contract signed, onboarding starts. We provide the candidate with a company email and all needed accounts, we share a…
The onboarding process is an important one – especially for a remote company! We go through our values, some ground rules (although we only have…
We have all of our on-boarding materials in a digital format, including a website, documentation, and video. We also have a Day 1 success team…
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