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?
Strong communication and accountability are paramount. Everyone wants that, but without those traits you can’t run a remote organization.
We lean towards candidates who emphasize their fit for the responsibilities of the position, rather than how working remotely would benefit them.
Written communication is an absolute must. This isn’t just about grammar, it’s about succinctly communicating your ideas and the ability to express your personality through…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
Lots of calls. For engineers we do engineering tests. We look for people with a lot of initiative.
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…
We use Zoom.us to have video meetings with potential new hires.
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
We have written about our culture and point applicants to those articles. Often times the candidate brings it up in an interview, such as, “I…
This is an important one, as you need to make your culture as tangible as possible online for them to see before considering joining. Our…
We ask specific questions about virtual fit when we speak with prospects. Some people like the idea of working remotely, but are more successful in…
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
We look for experience working remote and/or very realistic expectations about what it means. If an applicant expects a completely flexible schedule or that they’ll…
Probably the big difference is that you look harder for personal passions. The applicant’s raison d’être. If they are turning up to work remotely every…
Our hiring process is thorough, long and uses a variety of approaches. We start with a phone screen. If we are still interested in the…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
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…
We use a third-party software that offers skill assessment evaluations to identify the required skills and attributes for this position. We do background screening internally.
Depending on the position, we will utilize a background check service to conduct a background check on that specific person.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
After the interview, we give everyone a small project that takes two or three weeks to complete. We don’t necessarily care if they succeed, but…
After an offer is accepted and contract signed, onboarding starts. We provide the candidate with a company email and all needed accounts, we share a…
They get all tools, instruction how we work, get to know our team and projects and they already are invited in our social slack channels…