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?
Attitude is the number one. I want high energy, go-getter, positive individuals.
Some experience of having worked remotely, or from home before is important. You don’t really know until you’ve done it, if you will be happy.…
For this, I’d like to focus on one specific trait that I’m looking for. Proactivity. The job application process is built up in a way…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
We use Zoom.us to have video meetings with potential new hires.
If someone can’t come to our office for an interview, we use Google Hangouts or video calls to conduct a remote interview, regardless of where…
For all of our part time sales reps, we use the phone. For our full-time hires we use the phone, then Google Hangout or Skype,…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
This is an area where we could improve. We mention it briefly in our job descriptions but it’s not explained well.
We try to share as much information as possible—we mention our core values and explain how people work in teams.
We’re transparent with candidates about what it takes to succeed at TaxJar. We also have a Life @ TaxJar blog that we use to give candidates…
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
Broadly speaking, our profile for customer care professionals is the same: we’re looking for people whose passion and personality will make them excellent at delivering…
We use the same process to hire remote workers and on-site workers. All candidates undergo a process including a phone screen with a recruiter, 1-4…
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?
We consider this one of our differentiators to our competitors, as we prefer to do this on our own rather than use a third-party service…
No.
No.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
Very deliberately. A big component is daily one-on-ones with a different team member to talk about the job, but more importantly, about the culture and…
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…
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…