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?
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…
If a candidate explains that they need a lot of direction and “hand holding,” then that is usually not the best candidate for a remote…
The ability to get things done, be self-motivating and driven are all important factors.
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…
It depends on the team. For the customer support team and some of the development teams, the first interview is text-based. Since we’re remote-first, it’s…
For all of our part time sales reps, we use the phone. For our full-time hires we use the phone, then Google Hangout or Skype,…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
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…
We do what we can to be explicit in all our public job postings about which opportunities at GitHub are remote and which aren’t, but…
Good writing is crucial for the job posts: We have excellent writers on our team who we draw on to make sure that we’re being…
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…
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…
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 use social media accounts, browse their websites and sometimes ask previous employers for feedback. Although we don’t always take those factors into account, we’ve…
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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…
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
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…
The onboarding process is an important one – especially for a remote company! We go through our values, some ground rules (although we only have…
We use Trello boards for the onboarding—every new member gets their own onboarding board, which can be continued as a personal board after the onboarding.…