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?
People who have worked remotely before are ideal candidates. We also look for people who have a strong work ethic, exhibit the ability to work…
We look for people who have shown initiative and ability to work independently and place a high value on those who have previously worked remotely.…
Their experience, credentials and achievements are the most important factor, whether they’ve worked remotely before or not. Self-discipline and desire to do the job are…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
We use Google Hangouts to conduct a number of video interviews. If a candidate makes it through these, the final interview is conducted in person…
We use Google Hangouts for all of our coding interviews. Even developers who would be working out of an office are interviewed over Google Hangouts…
Over Skype or BlueJeans. Whenever it’s possible, the last interview is an onsite meeting.
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
First of all, we use our product – an online workplace – to screen and interview recruits. This instantly conveys the importance of remote-ness in…
We explain it as both a benefit and a responsibility. There are a lot of great things that go along with it, and many people…
We bring it up right away. We feel it’s a selling point for attracting top talent.
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
We only hire remote workers, so we can’t speak to how this would be different from on-site hiring. A high-level overview looks like this: Application…
We very rarely get to meet people in-person during the interview process, so we hold multiple video calls in order to expose applicants to a…
We’re a small team that has only hired remote workers, but haven’t often had the chance to see their work product and work with them…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
Yes—we complete a skills assessment, identity verification, and a background check to ensure the person we’re contracting with is the same person completing all activities…
We have historically used StrengthsFinder and the Predictive Index to help during an assessment. More importantly, every person hired is required to complete a small…
Yes, we do background checks on all our employees because we are in the information security space. We don’t use third-party testing.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
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…
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 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…