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 tend to hire more experienced candidates now. Before remote, we could sit a newbie down with an expert and have them learn as much…
The top traits we look for are self-starters who are motivated without much oversight; they have a passion for what we do and how we…
We look for people who have shown initiative and ability to work independently and place a high value on those who have previously worked remotely.…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
We conduct all of our interviews virtually using a tool called Zoom. We go through at least three interviews with all candidates. Once we’ve gathered…
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 try to have a pretty high bar for expectations from our team during the interview process.
For working remote, people need a specific skill set. Communication is one of the most important skills, and it’s possible to get a feeling for…
From the first call we explain to candidates that the organization is remote and the important role our values play in our culture.
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
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 hire for tasks rather than people. For the tasks, it has been fairly clear. And for important tasks we have, we outline the requirement…
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…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
We don’t use any existing tools. Just a fair amount of sleuthing and reference checking.
For finalist candidates we do reference calls with people who have worked with them before, and potentially with some shared links in our social graphs.
Not right now – but there are a lot of new services popping up to do this on scale for on demand and talent marketplaces.…
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
Our app has an onboarding feature that creates a personalized onboarding process for each new hire. It’s important to do regular weekly and monthly check-ins…
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…
Everyone has Trello boards with information, tasks and suggestions to work through. Team members spend a bunch of time on line with their manager, have…