Online Recruitment: What You Didn’t Know About Hiring Remotely
✔️Productivity
A few lessons from 18+ years of building a fully remote company at Nozbe — and why recruiting for a remote team is completely different from traditional hiring:
- 🌍 New opportunities
- 🔍 What Do We Look for in Candidates?
- ⚙️ Our Recruitment Process – Step by Step
- 🧐 What We evaluate:
- 🧐 Trust or Control?
- 😲 The „Culture Shock” Factor of a non-traditional company?
- 🤗 Integration & Relationship Building in Remote Teams
- 🎯 Summary & Tips
🌍 New opportunities
👉 Get talent from anywhere in the world
👉 Access to people from various cities or countries
👉 You support local communities.
👉 Remote work attracts people who value flexibility and work-life balance.
🔍 What Do We Look for in Candidates?
✅ Self-discipline,
✅ Written communication,
✅ Independence,
✅ Ability to work asynchronously,
✅ Good time management.
⚙️ Our Recruitment Process – Step by Step
- Detailed job description.
- CV + cover letter — are they customized or generic?
- Additional info via Google Form.
- Video interview with manager.
- Test task
- Job offer + talk with the CEO.
🧐 What We evaluate:
👉 Skills, experience (CV)
👉 Personalized cover letter
👉 Written communication style
👉 Engagement, responsiveness, proactivity
👉 Online interview energy + value fit
🧐 Trust or Control?
❓Common question from candidates: How do you monitor work?
🙅♂️ Answer: We don’t. Trust > Control.
💪 Work quality reveals itself over time.
😲 The „Culture Shock” Factor of a non-traditional company?
👉 No constant supervision,
👉 Asynchronous communication,
👉 Respect for focus and time,
👉 Friendly atmosphere, even when working apart.
🤗 Integration & Relationship Building in Remote Teams
✅ Great onboarding materials,
✅ Documentation,
✅ Dedicated buddy,
✅ Warm, supportive team vibe.
😄 Annual company meetups, fully funded
🎯 Summary & Tips
✅ Hire for autonomy
✅ Prioritize writing skills and async work ability.
✅ Use simple tools (we use Nozbe! 😉).
🎧 More details in our #NoOffice podcast: