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 independently before is a positive. Confidence in their skills is a big positive as well. Shyness and lack of confidence are…
They have to be able to work independently. They have to be disciplined enough to be effective and to work without having a manager watching…
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…
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 have one of the most rigorous assessment/interview processes, for both Crossover team members and the contractors we hire as part of these remote teams.…
We conduct all of our interviews virtually using a tool called Zoom. We go through at least three interviews with all candidates. Once we’ve gathered…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
To start with, almost all of our interviews are done remotely, so that’s a pretty good tip-off about how we work. We talk about our…
The good candidates have already read about our culture on our website or blog. I’m often trying to convince them that this is really how…
Candidates have the chance to meet with a variety of people from parts of the engineering team and talk to them about how they work.…
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
I request applicants to submit a video application and/or fill out a quiz, which puts them in common work scenarios to see how they react.
We look for experience working remote and/or very realistic expectations about what it means. If an applicant expects a completely flexible schedule or that they’ll…
Candidates all follow the same process that includes building a mock application in Salesforce and meeting some team members in person.
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
Not currently.
Nope.
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…
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
We use the onboarding feature from Bamboo HR to ensure that all the right forms and documents are read. We identify opportunities to further cement…
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…
Once an employee makes it through our interview process, we include them on all of our critical tools: Gmail, Google Drive, Daily Standup meetings on…