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We do want people that are highly motivated and collaborative team members. -
There are indeed, and we even wrote a blog post about -
We’ve had great success with looking for people who’ve worked as freelancers in the past. Working remotely is not... -
We don’t look for any particular traits. We’re upfront with candidates to make sure they understand our culture so... -
We tend to hire more experienced candidates now. Before remote, we could sit a newbie down with an expert and have... -
Lots of video calls. We typically have 4-5 long video calls with each hire. Starting at the team level, and then... -
We use Skype and collaborative text editors like Hackpad or PiratePad to work with interviewees. Process-wise, we have a few screening questions and often... -
We use a shared office space that has day offices and conference rooms we can rent. When we conduct interviews, we meet the interviewee... -
Google Hangouts for the win! We use screen sharing apps as well for code tests and working... -
We communicate with the applicants through Skype. We like the personability of Skype calls to have a virtual meeting with the... -
Good writing is crucial for the job posts: We have excellent writers on our team who we draw on to make sure that we’... -
We mention in our advertising that we are a virtual company and that it’s a remote-work job, but we dig deeply on this... -
We simply said on the job description that the position is remote and we have no set work hours. This nicely... -
For working remote, people need a specific skill set. Communication is one of the most important skills, and it’s possible... -
All people we are interviewing know that we are working remote. For many of them it is one of the main... -
We try to hire the best person for the job, whether they are local or virtual. A good culture fit is much more important... -
We hire for tasks rather than people. For the tasks, it has been fairly clear. And for important tasks we have,... -
Our interview process for most roles consists of a hiring exercise, one or several phone interviews, and in-person component. We always discuss team and... -
Almost every role we’ve hired for can be remote so we only have one approach for everyone. If the candidate... -
Broadly speaking, our profile for customer care professionals is the same: we’re looking for people whose passion and personality will make them excellent... -
Not often, but as needed and/or depending on the role. -
Not to my knowledge, although we’re continually looking for ways to improve our hiring process to remove bias, promote diversity, and generally make... -
Nope. -
We don’t use these, nope. -
We do not, but we have our own freelancer/business connection service called Hubstaff Staffing -
The onboarding process is an important one – especially for a remote company! We go through our values, some... -
We use the onboarding feature from Bamboo HR to ensure that all the right forms and documents are read. We identify... -
We use a Company Orientation Checklist, which we manage with process.st. Additionally, every new colleague has a job coach and... -
After the interview, we give everyone a small project that takes two or three weeks to complete. We don’t necessarily... -
Once an employee makes it through our interview process, we include them on all of our critical tools: Gmail, Google Drive, Daily Standup meetings...
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