Hire the Right People

CHAPTER 1

Hire the Right People

To start with, bring the right remote workers on board. To successfully hire the right people, keep the following do’s and don’ts in mind:

Look for self-starters.

Remote workers must be self-starters because they will not have someone looking over their shoulder every time and delegating every detail. So, while interviewing a candidate, always ask questions about how he takes initiatives, organizes work, communicates, and deals with bottlenecks. For example, ask him to role-play a scenario where he is on your tech team and dealing with someone who disagrees with his decision. Conduct skills-based tests.

Share a scenario where your candidate needs to pseudo-code an approach to resolve a problem. Since you cannot "whiteboard" a problem quickly while interviewing your candidate remotely, use a shared online tool to conduct skills-based tests. Skillsz.com is one such tool that enables you to assess your candidate’s technical expertise, knowledge of frameworks, and problem-solving skills.

Think about the 'team' fit.

Remote workers must be self-starters because they will not have someone looking over their shoulder every time and delegating every detail. So, while interviewing a candidate, always ask questions about how he takes initiatives, organizes work, communicates, and deals with bottlenecks. For example, ask him to role-play a scenario where he is on your tech team and dealing with someone who disagrees with his decision. Don’t overlook diversity.

Set data-driven goals. That is, whether your goal is design changes committed, reports generated, clients contacted, or conversions reached, establishing a metric will provide you direction, clarity, and a path to success.

Make sure both organizational and individual goals are clearly defined and communicated. Let your teams chalk out a strategy of how you're going to get there to effectively help your business stick to a plan for consistent progress.