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…
Strong communication and accountability are paramount. Everyone wants that, but without those traits you can’t run a remote organization.
The top traits we look for are self-starters who are motivated without much oversight; they have a passion for what we do and how we…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
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 are conducting the first one now by mix of email and video chat. If we happen to live close to some of the applicants,…
Video interviews over Zoom
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
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…
When speaking with a potential remote team member, we convey our company culture as a whole. It’s important to let team members know that we…
This is an area where we could improve. We mention it briefly in our job descriptions but it’s not explained well.
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…
Previous remote workers are good. We look for people with a lot of initiative, who contribute to other open source projects. We look for people…
Hiring remote workers can be very different than on-site since the interviews happen off-site. We are using technology to overcome the shortage of not being…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
No.
For some of our key positions, we do require that the candidate take a sales assessment test administered by a third-party provider. This helps us…
We don’t. We rely on a rigorous interview process, personal recommendations, and gut feel to vet our potential hires. When we get bigger, this will…
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
We have built an intranet or what we call “our Digital Vault” with onboarding videos, guides, and a knowledge base. It’s also a place where…
They get all tools, instruction how we work, get to know our team and projects and they already are invited in our social slack channels…
We use a Company Orientation Checklist, which we manage with process.st. Additionally, every new colleague has a job coach and an orientation leader. During their…