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?
A prospective hire should be confident of their skill set and have a positive disposition.
We put emphasis on how well a candidate can collaborate with other team members in a remote setting. Also, having a sense of humor can…
We look for individuals who have made a conscious decision to work remotely. These days with the rise of flexible working, many people apply for…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
Google Hangouts for the win! We use screen sharing apps as well for code tests and working through case studies and problems in real time
Lots of calls. For engineers we do engineering tests. We look for people with a lot of initiative.
We first advertise on sites such as Craigslist and FlexJobs with very specific details of the job. We interview all candidates over Skype (or Hangouts)…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
First of all, we use our product – an online workplace – to screen and interview recruits. This instantly conveys the importance of remote-ness in…
We value team fit as most important and, therefore, have set a high importance on figuring out how every person fits into the team. Actually,…
We try to share as much information as possible—we mention our core values and explain how people work in teams.
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
We only work remotely, so the process is the same for everyone. During the hiring process we include at least one face to face meeting.…
The process for hiring remote workers if fairly formal. We follow a four-step screening process with multiple team members, filtering out and interviewing candidates at…
We try to hire the best person for the job, whether they are local or virtual. A good culture fit is much more important than…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
We don’t use these, nope.
No, we do not.
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?
We’ve done both in-person and remote onboarding. Which one we use with each new employee is based on location and availability.
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’ve gradually improved the way we onboard new employees–it used to be quite weak. We have a very thorough process documentation; an onboarding ‘track’ in…