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?
We want candidates who are positive, really motivated, self-managed, able to work with minimal supervision, and show passion about WordPress and what they do. We…
Being able to communicate well in written form is a plus. Being able to show that you can work without micro-management and supervision is also…
We look for people who have shown initiative and ability to work independently and place a high value on those who have previously worked remotely.…
How do you conduct interviews for remote jobs?
We are conducting the first one now by mix of email and video chat. If we happen to live close to some of the applicants,…
Mostly via Skype, but when possible also meeting in person. There is a sort of internal peer review: when hiring a new employee, the head…
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 about 30 minutes…
How do you convey your remote culture in the recruiting process?
Our remote culture is highly visible in our job descriptions. A lot of people who send in their applications – for whatever position – are…
Good writing is crucial for the job posts: We have excellent writers on our team who we draw on to make sure that we’re being…
We explain it as both a benefit and a responsibility. There are a lot of great things that go along with it, and many people…
What is your hiring process for remote workers?
The interview process is entirely though video conferencing.
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…
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?
Depending on the position, we will utilize a background check service to conduct a background check on that specific person.
No.
Not to my knowledge, although we’re continually looking for ways to improve our hiring process to remove bias, promote diversity, and generally make it a…
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 use Trello boards for the onboarding—every new member gets their own onboarding board, which can be continued as a personal board after the onboarding.…
For every new employee at Mavens, they are given a two-week hands-on training and orientation session where they are taught about the healthcare industry, Mavens’…
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