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…
For this, I’d like to focus on one specific trait that I’m looking for. Proactivity. The job application process is built up in a way…
For sure – we look for outgoing, positive, articulate, curious people. When we meet them they need to be able to project their personality through…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
Same way we would conduct them for co-located jobs, with the only differences being (1) video chat instead of an office visit, (2) careful vetting…
We start with qualifying questions on our application process, which whittles down a significant number of applicants. From there, we conduct 15 minute Skype interviews…
We are conducting the first one now by mix of email and video chat. If we happen to live close to some of the applicants,…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
We’re very open about it on our blog, and that’s where most of our new employees find us, so it’s pretty front and center.
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…
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?
Candidates all follow the same process that includes building a mock application in Salesforce and meeting some team members in person.
We only hire remote workers. We do most of our hiring by running online job ads. We post them a variety of places including FlexJobs…
The process is the same and the bar is set just as high.
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
No.
We use a third party behavioral assessment and background checking service in our process.
No.
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…
Onboarding is done through a series of online collaboration tools. We have a new hire orientation on the first day, just as we would if…
New XWPeople complete a thorough checklist that walks them through onboarding, including meetings with their manager and senior management.