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?
We rely heavily on written communication. So candidates that may have a great background or experience, but that are not precise in their communication, seem…
Some experience of having worked remotely, or from home before is important. You don’t really know until you’ve done it, if you will be happy.…
Written communication is a big deal in a remote company – after all, this is how we communicate with each other for the majority of…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
Over Skype or BlueJeans. Whenever it’s possible, the last interview is an onsite meeting.
We ask questions related to the job in the application process. Then we do phone screens for promising candidates. The finalists then move on to…
Interviews are conducted over UberConference. We ask a lot of detailed questions during the application process that allows us to narrow down the applicants pretty quickly…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
There is an emphasis on the diversity within the workforce, opportunities for travel and how home workers allow us to have coverage as an employer…
A combination of communication methods—we ensure consistency in messaging and culture across email, text, video, phone calls, and meetings. We have one central group that…
First is how we write our job postings. We try to write them a bit more conversational to convey our culture. I like to tell…
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
The process is the same and the bar is set just as high.
We only hire remote workers, so the process can be a little longer sometimes. We are OK with this as it means we ensure that…
Previous remote workers are good. We look for people with a lot of initiative, who contribute to other open source projects. We look for people…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
The entire screening process is completed internally. We use a system created by our CEO to screen candidates, including skills tests. We gauge the quality…
For certain key positions we utilize robust credential and background checks.
We don’t. We rely on a rigorous interview process, personal recommendations, and gut feel to vet our potential hires. When we get bigger, this will…
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
We use the onboarding feature from Bamboo HR to ensure that all the right forms and documents are read. We identify opportunities to further cement…
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…
We have a master Trello board we copy for each hire that lays out in detail the access needed/given, the benefits enrollment process (zenefits.com), notes…