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?
Same traits as in conventional candidates. If a candidate is flighty—moving from job to job frequently, they may be a bad fit. Candidates who speak…
Many interviewees attend an interview without learning anything about our company or team members upfront. We have realized that there may be a huge gap…
Is this person a team player? Is he/she excited about joining a team and accomplishing goals together rather than looking to be an individual super…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
Every person who interviews with Goodway starts with a phone screen with our recruiter. Then we require Skype video interviews for all interviews with a…
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,…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
The people we hire all understand that Hubstaff is a completely remote company, so there is no question of whether they’ll have to come into…
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…
We try to be as open and honest about the pros and cons of a remote workforce. We have each candidate speak with several team…
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
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…
We look for the same thing in all of our hires, but it is especially important for remote workers to be self-motivating, proactive and strong…
The process is the same and the bar is set just as high.
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
Not to my knowledge, although we’re continually looking for ways to improve our hiring process to remove bias, promote diversity, and generally make it a…
Yes, we conduct both reference checks and background checks.
No.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
We put a lot of love into our onboarding because it really sets the stage for what their experience will be like at Skillcrush. Aside…
Onboarding is done through a series of online collaboration tools. We have a new hire orientation on the first day, just as we would if…
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…