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?

komoot

Motivation is very important. In order to be successful in a remote environment, one has to be self-motivated. You will not be given daily tasks…

Equivity

We lean towards candidates who emphasize their fit for the responsibilities of the position, rather than how working remotely would benefit them.

Must Have Menus

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…

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How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?

Appen

Have we mentioned how much we love Skype? It really is a part of our daily operations. All of our pre-screening is conducted through Skype.…

DataStax

Via Google Hangout or Skype.

GobySavvy

Most interviews are conducted via Skype, Google Hangouts, or Zoom. We have UX Designers send samples, portfolios, references, etc., then engage in 1-2 paid trial…

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How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?

Sococo

First of all, we use our product – an online workplace – to screen and interview recruits. This instantly conveys the importance of remote-ness in…

World Wide Web Hosting

We showcase it! We make it very clear in job postings that our positions are remote, and we discuss it during the interview process as…

Sticker Mule

This is an area where we could improve. We mention it briefly in our job descriptions but it’s not explained well.

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What is your hiring process for remote workers?

Vork Inc

We hire for tasks rather than people. For the tasks, it has been fairly clear. And for important tasks we have, we outline the requirement…

Intridea/ Mobomo

Often times, we seek out entrepreneurs.  Self-motivation is crucial for remote teams – we aren’t there to micro-manage you – so that’s a huge factor…

VIPKID

Like Uber’s drivers, our teachers are contractors so we sign a contract with them. It’s not hiring per se. Some teachers feel this works to…

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Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?

Ciao Bambino! Inc.

No. We only check references.

X-Team

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…

Doist

We do 100% of the testing and evaluation process of hiring in-house. That said, we do use Workable to manage our application processes from start…

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How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?

Boldly

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…

FMTC

Onboarding can be challenging for hiring on-site workers, let alone someone who is remote. Luckily, we have really honed in on this process by using…

Inpsyde GmbH

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…

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