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?
There are indeed, and we even wrote a blog post about our three favorite traits to look for. Put briefly, we look for people who…
The fact that we’re fully distributed means we highly value strong communicators, both verbally and in written form, so that’s one of the first things…
Some of the questions in the culture interview are pretty goofy, so one big red flag we have seen before is just a general bad…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
First we ask for their code, if the quality is great or has potential, we have a telephone call where we ask all relevant questions for…
We utilize recorded interviews through a third party vendor as more of a pre-screening tool. We then conduct live, over the phone interviews between the…
After a few exchanged emails our founder, Dave interviews the applicants via Skype. It’s a casual discussion about opportunities, skills, strengths, weaknesses and any questions/concerns…
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…
We explain it as both a benefit and a responsibility. There are a lot of great things that go along with it, and many people…
A combination of communication methods—we ensure consistency in messaging and culture across email, text, video, phone calls, and meetings. We have one central group that…
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
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…
Our recruiters speak to our remote work setup and process and what to expect. We also encourage our interviewing teams to have someone included in…
We have a multi-stage process that includes screening, compatibility, skills, core values, and career history. The biggest difference from on-site workers is that we have…
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…
We use a third party behavioral assessment and background checking service in our process.
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How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
It varies by position, but all new team members go through an onboarding process 1-on-1 with their manager, who helps lead them through everything. They…
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 start by giving new hires access to all the tools they need to do their job. We use some tools like 1Password for password…