Hiring has always been one of the most vital elements of a leader’s role. Finding the right person to do a job is tough and likely the single biggest decision most managers make because of how it impacts the team’s success or failure. Add to it the complexities of hiring remotely, without really meeting someone in-person, and you’ve got yourself a unique challenge.
How to Hire Someone You’ve Never Met in Person
Hint: There’s more to it than video calls.
May 07, 2021
Summary.
The shift to remote hiring, whether voluntary or not, has brought with it not only new opportunities but new challenges as well. When we are making hiring decisions, we’ve traditionally done that only after having sufficient time interacting with potential new hires, mostly in-person. We’re not just trying to understand if the candidates have the needed knowledge, skills, and experience, but we also want to be able to understand if we can work well with them. How can we do that as we continue to hire remotely for the foreseeable future? To improve your chances of finding the right person (even if you’ve never met them) and give them the best chance of success as a new teammate, there’s a few adjustments you should consider.
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