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 look for people that are self-starters/have a high degree of independence, value continuous learning, and are receptive to feedback. If during the trial process…
The remote worker is unique as they have to have initiative and discipline to work from home successfully.
They have to be able to work independently. They have to be disciplined enough to be effective and to work without having a manager watching…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
Interviews are conducted over UberConference. We ask a lot of detailed questions during the application process that allows us to narrow down the applicants pretty quickly…
We use Zoom.us to have video meetings with potential new hires.
We use Google Hangouts for all of our coding interviews. Even developers who would be working out of an office are interviewed over Google Hangouts…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
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…
First of all, we use our product – an online workplace – to screen and interview recruits. This instantly conveys the importance of remote-ness in…
From the first call we explain to candidates that the organization is remote and the important role our values play in our culture.
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…
We use the same general process, though our candidate pool is much larger, and interviews include much discussion around compatibility with working remotely.
We only hire remote workers, so we can’t speak to how this would be different from on-site hiring. A high-level overview looks like this: Application…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
We design prescreen assessments for all candidates as part of the interview process using a 3rd party platform to host the forms. In addition, we…
No. We only check references.
Yes, we conduct both reference checks and background checks.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
We have an internal training course that is led by a key staff member. They learn all about our business, customers, and product. The training…
We have an onboarding information packet which includes all the necessary information, policies, guidelines and forms. “Paperwork Day” has become an inside joke with us…
We start by giving new hires access to all the tools they need to do their job. We use some tools like 1Password for password…