HACKER Q&A
📣 l2silver

What's it like sifting through remote opportunity applicants?


How do you filter through the hundreds of applicants? Is the approach different at all than non-remote jobs? How do you deal with international applicants?


  👤 JSeymourATL Accepted Answer ✓
There’s a Beat The Clock aspect—

In seconds you must determine if this person is Hot or Not.

Meaning, can they demonstrate in their application they have the desired skills/experience/other strengths, etc...

Essentially, are they within range of someone I want to spend time interviewing.

I know that GOOD People only pop up their heads up for opportunity occasionally. They will have options in short order. So I must act quickly.

Additionally, I’m competing with other noise in my world. Constant demands for my time. Including, the COVID-19 craziness. Wifey is working at home and I’ve got school age kiddos. Focused Work time blocks are at a premium.

Location not so important. My chief criteria— is the candidate accessible and responsive.

I’ve found Top Performers in Mendoza, Tulsa, Kiev, and Melbourne. All of them World Class Pros!