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 candidates who are self-disciplined, demonstrate commitment to personal growth and learning, have a very strong work ethic, and are process-driven—meaning that they naturally…
For sure – we look for outgoing, positive, articulate, curious people. When we meet them they need to be able to project their personality through…
We do want people that are highly motivated and collaborative team members.
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
At WooThemes, the hiring process included two interviews, initial and panel. The initial interview involved a Skype voice chat with the standard interview questions. The…
We have a series of interviews that often includes paying candidates to complete a real-life project that gives us a sense of their thought process…
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…
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.
Our interview process is long. People usually meet with us 3-4 times, so they get to meet and hear from many different colleagues during the…
We have three introductory documents for new hires that we share with them prior to starting together, explaining our goals, mission and vision, our working…
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 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…
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?
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…
Yes, we conduct both reference checks and background checks.
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…
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
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…
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…
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…