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?
A prospective hire should be confident of their skill set and have a positive disposition.
Although our focus is always on academic rigor, skills and experience, if a candidate has prior experience in home working and a stable career then…
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?
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 conduct resume reviews, require applicants to submit information about their skills, and conduct detailed phone interviews, background checks, and reference checks.
Every person who interviews with Goodway starts with a phone screen with our recruiter. Then we require Skype video interviews for all interviews with a…
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…
We do what we can to be explicit in all our public job postings about which opportunities at GitHub are remote and which aren’t, but…
We simply said on the job description that the position is remote and we have no set work hours. This nicely self-selects people who thrive in…
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
We only hire remote workers, so we can’t speak to how this would be different from on-site hiring. A high-level overview looks like this: Application…
We only hire remote workers, so the process can be a little longer sometimes. We are OK with this as it means we ensure that…
Probably the big difference is that you look harder for personal passions. The applicant’s raison d’être. If they are turning up to work remotely every…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
We only use a service for personality and aptitude tests, which allows us to have one more indicator before we make a decision. We’re continually…
Not currently.
Nope.
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
Once an employee makes it through our interview process, we include them on all of our critical tools: Gmail, Google Drive, Daily Standup meetings on…
We have built an intranet or what we call “our Digital Vault” with onboarding videos, guides, and a knowledge base. It’s also a place where…
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…