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…
Absolutely. We are drawn to people with great verbal and written communication skills, plus attention to detail. Everyone who is hired spends some time either…
The remote worker is unique as they have to have initiative and discipline to work from home successfully.
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
We use a shared office space that has day offices and conference rooms we can rent. When we conduct interviews, we meet the interviewee at…
Video conference is essential. I’ve even begun asking for videos as part of the application process so I can get a sense of the applicant’s…
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…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
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…
Our interview process is long. People usually meet with us 3-4 times, so they get to meet and hear from many different colleagues during the…
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?
The process for hiring remote workers if fairly formal. We follow a four-step screening process with multiple team members, filtering out and interviewing candidates at…
Our process is fairly rigorous — and “standard” — but, we do really want to ensure that new staff can thrive well in a remote…
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…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
Nope.
No, except for calling the references in their Resume.
We check references and run a background check.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
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…
Our app has an onboarding feature that creates a personalized onboarding process for each new hire. It’s important to do regular weekly and monthly check-ins…
We have a paperless system. When a candidate is hired and has passed the testing, we invite them to a training class and once accepted…