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?
Every company is looking for “self-starters,” but this is essential for remote workers. Without anyone looking over your shoulder, will you still take initiative? Will…
It is vital that our remote workers can complete their work to a high standard and on time. Our online testing and mock assignment are…
Although our focus is always on academic rigor, skills and experience, if a candidate has prior experience in home working and a stable career then…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
We use Google Hangouts to conduct a number of video interviews. If a candidate makes it through these, the final interview is conducted in person…
In a pretty traditional way. Written application, phone interview, a few in person interviews, practical tests, reference checks etc. We’ve started using a cool quiz…
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.…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
The interview process mimics our day to day life and is all done remotely via phone, Google Hangout or Skype. As we speak to candidates,…
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…
It’s discussed thoroughly in the interviews and evaluated in an essay question: “In a remote/distributed work environment, what does Fun, Action, Communication, Transparency and Trust…
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 hiring process is thorough, long and uses a variety of approaches. We start with a phone screen. If we are still interested in the…
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…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
The entire screening process is completed internally. We use a system created by our CEO to screen candidates, including skills tests. We gauge the quality…
Yes, we do background checks on all our employees because we are in the information security space. We don’t use third-party testing.
We do not, but we have our own freelancer/business connection service called Hubstaff Staffing that takes care of fielding top freelancers from experience.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
Everyone has Trello boards with information, tasks and suggestions to work through. Team members spend a bunch of time on line with their manager, have…
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…
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…