Hiring Remotely

I look to see if a candidate’s freelanced or worked independently in the past. I also look for someone who�...

I look for energy. High-energy, proactive people are much more likely to succeed here. Am I excited talking to this person...

Good communication and proper English is a must. If the cover letter or CV are badly worded, your chances to move forward in the...

These are the guidelines we look for when hiring a candidate:

People who have worked remotely before are ideal candidates. We also look for people who have a strong work ethic, exhibit...

We use Google Hangouts for all of our coding interviews. Even developers who would be working out of an office are interviewed over Google...

First we ask for their code, if the quality is great or has potential, we have a telephone call where we...

First we create a very long and detailed form that’s meant to replace the first hour-long interview. It’s intense and should take...

If someone can’t come to our office for an interview, we use Google Hangouts or video calls to conduct a...

We run 4 rounds of interviews for all of our candidates. Everything is coordinated through google Calendar and Google Hangouts. Some of the interviews are 1...

We’re completely transparent about our company values and culture in everything we do, including our actual job listings. We don�...

To start with, almost all of our interviews are done remotely, so that’s a pretty good tip-off about how we work. We talk...

I clearly stipulate that our remote culture means that our employees must be self-starters and that our training tools are more limited. Our employees...

We try to stress the qualities we are looking for in our candidates in our job descriptions and through our ad...

We love using Google Hangouts for our interview process as this is the same tool that we use internally to connect...

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...

We only work remotely, so the process is the same for everyone.  During the hiring process we include at least one face to face...

We hire for tasks rather than people. For the tasks, it has been fairly clear. And for important tasks we have,...

We try to hire the best person for the job, whether they are local or virtual. A good culture fit is much more important...

Our hiring process is thorough, long and uses a variety of approaches. We start with a phone screen. If we are still interested in...

I use my network to find the right people.

We do 100% of the testing and evaluation process of hiring in-house. That said, we do use Workable to manage our application processes from start...

We don’t. We rely on a rigorous interview process, personal recommendations, and gut feel to vet our potential hires. When...

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After the interview, we give everyone a small project that takes two or three weeks to complete. We don’t necessarily...

We have built an intranet or what we call “our Digital Vault” with onboarding videos, guides, and a knowledge base. It’s also a...

It varies by position, but all new team members go through an onboarding process 1-on-1 with their manager, who helps lead...

Our current process for local hires is done in our office, but the actual onboarding is processed online. We will have...

We invite every new remotee to come to Cologne for the first week and up to a month for the onboarding. During that time...