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?
Many interviewees attend an interview without learning anything about our company or team members upfront. We have realized that there may be a huge gap…
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…
It is vital that our remote workers can complete their work to a high standard and on time. Our online testing and mock assignment are…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
For all of our part time sales reps, we use the phone. For our full-time hires we use the phone, then Google Hangout or Skype,…
Video interviews over Zoom
Lots of calls. For engineers we do engineering tests. We look for people with a lot of initiative.
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
First of all, we use our product – an online workplace – to screen and interview recruits. This instantly conveys the importance of remote-ness in…
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 about our…
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…
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
Our hiring process is thorough, long and uses a variety of approaches. We start with a phone screen. If we are still interested in the…
Hiring remote workers can be very different than on-site since the interviews happen off-site. We are using technology to overcome the shortage of not being…
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…
Do you use third party testing or evaluation services when hiring remote workers?
No.
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 design prescreen assessments for all candidates as part of the interview process using a 3rd party platform to host the forms. In addition, we…
How do you conduct onboarding for remote workers?
We have them work through our website and knowledge base, then shadow other staff, and then have staff shadow them during their initial interactions. We…
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 an internal training course that is led by a key staff member. They learn all about our business, customers, and product. The training…