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?
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 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…
Strong communication and accountability are paramount. Everyone wants that, but without those traits you can’t run a remote organization.
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
Same way we would conduct them for co-located jobs, with the only differences being (1) video chat instead of an office visit, (2) careful vetting…
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 are quite unique in how we hire. We have many steps in our process, but that helps make sure we hire the right people…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
During the recruiting process we embody and describe the characteristics we prize in our company. We are honest to the candidate about the nature of…
We’re very open about it on our blog, and that’s where most of our new employees find us, so it’s pretty front and center.
We allow candidates to apply no matter where they are located. For some functions there is a time zone restriction. Our handbooks are online so applicants…
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
We have the same amount of interviews. If we are hiring remotees and they are not able to come to Cologne/Berlin for an onsite meeting,…
I request applicants to submit a video application and/or fill out a quiz, which puts them in common work scenarios to see how they react.
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…
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…
The entire screening process is completed internally. We use a system created by our CEO to screen candidates, including skills tests. We gauge the quality…
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How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
After the interview, we give everyone a small project that takes two or three weeks to complete. We don’t necessarily care if they succeed, but…
We’ve done both in-person and remote onboarding. Which one we use with each new employee is based on location and availability.
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…