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?
Strong communication and accountability are paramount. Everyone wants that, but without those traits you can’t run a remote organization.
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These are the guidelines we look for when hiring a candidate: You like to work from your own home or other workspace, and do not…
We focus on individuals who excel and thrive in self-directed, entrepreneurial environments. We are also very focused on cultural fit, we seek to hire people…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
Through our own platform. Candidates schedule an interview and we send them a lesson plan and hours of videos to prepare. They go through a…
We interview over the phone and in person, whenever possible. If not in person, then via Google Chat which allows video sharing. The approach is…
We run 4 rounds of interviews for all of our candidates. Everything is coordinated through google Calendar and Google Hangouts. Some of the interviews are…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
This is an important one, as you need to make your culture as tangible as possible online for them to see before considering joining. Our…
We’re very open about it on our blog, and that’s where most of our new employees find us, so it’s pretty front and center.
First of all, we use our product – an online workplace – to screen and interview recruits. This instantly conveys the importance of remote-ness in…
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
Our hiring process generally starts with some small “interview project” we ask candidates to complete related to the position. We hardly ever do traditional interviews…
Our approach to hiring remote workers has to be different from hiring on-site workers because not everyone is cut out to be a remote worker.…
(Answering these with the customer consultant position in mind) After an applicant has applied for a remote position, we will send them an email with…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
We design prescreen assessments for all candidates as part of the interview process using a 3rd party platform to host the forms. In addition, we…
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.
Not currently.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
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…
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…
It varies by position, but all new team members go through an onboarding process 1-on-1 with their manager, who helps lead them through everything. They…