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?
Many interviewees attend an interview without learning anything about our company or team members upfront. We have realized that there may be a huge gap…
We don’t look for any particular traits. We’re upfront with candidates to make sure they understand our culture so they can make their own decision.…
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…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
We have one of the most rigorous assessment/interview processes, for both Crossover team members and the contractors we hire as part of these remote teams.…
We conduct interviews for our remote jobs via phone, video, and in-person sessions. The variety of interview formats reveals our virtual culture to our candidates…
Lots of video calls. We typically have 4-5 long video calls with each hire. Starting at the team level, and then company wide, and finally…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
We’re completely transparent about our company values and culture in everything we do, including our actual job listings. We don’t want anyone to have to…
Our interviews are broken up into several steps. We first start out with a peer interview, which includes team members from the department of interest.…
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…
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
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…
We look for the same thing in all of our hires, but it is especially important for remote workers to be self-motivating, proactive and strong…
We’re a small team that has only hired remote workers, but haven’t often had the chance to see their work product and work with them…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
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.
No.
Nope.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
Onboarding can be challenging for hiring on-site workers, let alone someone who is remote. Luckily, we have really honed in on this process by using…
Valuable face-to-face time is a great way to kick-start a successful transition into a remote company so we try to fly folks to Boston (where…
We have all of our on-boarding materials in a digital format, including a website, documentation, and video. We also have a Day 1 success team…