![]() ![]() Basecamp has their own job board and it’s great. But I think that’s got a lot to do with our focus on hiring people who are good at working remotely. Even job boards from Stack Overflow and GitHub have typically not worked out that well. ![]() Usually, the quality of applicants coming from those is pretty low. Josh Pigford, Baremetrics Founder, explains: “I think job boards can be pretty useful in remote hiring, but not the really big ones like or Indeed. People with these profiles spend their time on different platforms, communicate in different ways, and respond to different kinds of outreach. We all know that you should use different tactics to attract senior tech professionals than the tactics used to find graduate talent. Make sure your ATS can accommodate multiple users and facilitates team collaboration. This will help you ensure that the remote hire is a good skill fit, in addition to a cultural fit for their potential team. But with a heavy focus on getting a real deep dive into a candidate’s skills, personality, and experience, it may be worth getting your team involved earlier in the process for remote hires.įuture teammates will have the opportunity to assess, evaluate, and get to know potential remote hires in the recruitment process. Collaborative hiring should be a priorityĬollaborative hiring is a great way of getting your team involved in the hiring process, remote or not. Whether that’s adding an extra step or booking a longer interview time slot, a longer process will help you get to know your remote candidates better. ![]() So for us, the difference with remote recruiting is really elongating that hiring process so we can get to know them all better.” We meet each other twice a year, so it’s really important to us to make sure that we’ve got a good feel for the person before they start off with us. Sara Bent, People Ops Specialist at Hotjar, advises: “I think we do this to really spend that time to get to know the person really well because once we are all working remotely, we don’t get the same amount of face-to-face time with each other. Getting to know someone takes time and candidates are no different- especially when you factor in the importance of getting your hires right the first time around! But when you factor in the distance and virtual communication of remote hiring, you may want to consider devoting extra time to this process. Ensure both your organization and the candidate have secure network options in place, which will help to ensure cyber security on all fronts.įor details, follow this guide to developing your video interviewing skills. ![]()
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