Hiring Remotely
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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?
Candidates for remote positions in our company must have excellent communications skills and a comfort level with learning new and using technology. We look for…
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…
They have to be able to work independently. They have to be disciplined enough to be effective and to work without having a manager watching…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
We conduct interviews the way we conduct most of our work – largely online. There are cases in which we’ve hired team members that we…
It all begins with our rigorous recruiting process also defined in our High Caliber Personnel Model, that identifies top talent with strong language skills who…
We interview by phone and have started introducing video interviewing in some cases.
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
We respect each applicant and provide whatever information they need to make them feel comfortable. It’s all transparent.
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 must…
Our interviews are broken up into several steps. We first start out with a peer interview, which includes team members from the department of interest.…
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…
Almost every role we’ve hired for can be remote so we only have one approach for everyone. If the candidate happens to be near someone…
We only work remotely, so the process is the same for everyone. During the hiring process we include at least one face to face meeting.…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
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…
Yes, sometimes, but we don’t disclose this information openly.
Depending on the position, we will utilize a background check service to conduct a background check on that specific person.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
It varies by position, but all new team members go through an onboarding process 1-on-1 with their manager, who helps lead them through everything. They…
After an offer is accepted and contract signed, onboarding starts. We provide the candidate with a company email and all needed accounts, we share a…
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…