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?
We’ve developed a hiring process that allows us to assess communication skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking. We want people who are comfortable working…
Same traits as in conventional candidates. If a candidate is flighty—moving from job to job frequently, they may be a bad fit. Candidates who speak…
We don’t look for any particular traits. We’re upfront with candidates to make sure they understand our culture so they can make their own decision.…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
Lots of video calls. We typically have 4-5 long video calls with each hire. Starting at the team level, and then company wide, and finally…
We conduct interviews the way we conduct most of our work – largely online. There are cases in which we’ve hired team members that we…
Every person who interviews with Goodway starts with a phone screen with our recruiter. Then we require Skype video interviews for all interviews with a…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
We allow candidates to apply no matter where they are located. For some functions there is a time zone restriction. Our handbooks are online so applicants…
A combination of communication methods—we ensure consistency in messaging and culture across email, text, video, phone calls, and meetings. We have one central group that…
Mostly through videos, advertising, and documentation that shows that the teacher will be online, teaching from home.
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
The process is quite complicated because we believe the cost of hiring the wrong person is very high. We start with a survey with questions…
Our recruiters speak to our remote work setup and process and what to expect. We also encourage our interviewing teams to have someone included in…
We only hire remote workers. We do most of our hiring by running online job ads. We post them a variety of places including FlexJobs…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
Yes, we do background checks on all our employees because we are in the information security space. We don’t use third-party testing.
The entire screening process is completed internally. We use a system created by our CEO to screen candidates, including skills tests. We gauge the quality…
For certain key positions we utilize robust credential and background checks.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
Everyone has Trello boards with information, tasks and suggestions to work through. Team members spend a bunch of time on line with their manager, have…
We’ve been making leaps and bounds here recently and I’d like to share the background to show how things can improve over the years. For…
After the interview, we give everyone a small project that takes two or three weeks to complete. We don’t necessarily care if they succeed, but…