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?
Like most places, we want self-starters that are good at budgeting their time and that don’t need babysitting. Working from home can be tough for…
We consider our remote candidates no different from in-office candidates. Most of our business team is in office, and most product is remote, but that…
We want candidates who are positive, really motivated, self-managed, able to work with minimal supervision, and show passion about WordPress and what they do. We…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
We use Google Hangouts to conduct a number of video interviews. If a candidate makes it through these, the final interview is conducted in person…
At WooThemes, the hiring process included two interviews, initial and panel. The initial interview involved a Skype voice chat with the standard interview questions. The…
We use Google Hangouts for all of our coding interviews. Even developers who would be working out of an office are interviewed over Google Hangouts…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
When speaking with a potential remote team member, we convey our company culture as a whole. It’s important to let team members know that we…
Part of this is visible in the 1-to-1 or group video interviews. We often provide an overview of our tools, processes, work schedules, etc. to…
Good writing is crucial for the job posts: We have excellent writers on our team who we draw on to make sure that we’re being…
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…
A heavy emphasis is placed on whether working remotely will be a good fit for a candidate. People tend to either love or hate working…
The application process for remote workers occurs entirely online, and it concludes with a video interview. This is a bit different from the hiring process…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
Not right now – but there are a lot of new services popping up to do this on scale for on demand and talent marketplaces.…
Not currently.
We don’t use these, nope.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
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…
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…
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…
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