How To Find Remote Workers on Wavely ASAP

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a huge shift in priorities for both companies and workers. As these businesses adjusted to the shift to remote or hybrid work, they also saw clear benefits from these arrangements, from increased worker productivity to and lower business costs.

If your business is new to hiring off-site talent, how should you approach the process? Where do you find these professionals? What types of skills should you look for in these workers? What types of questions should you ask candidates to assess whether they will thrive in a remote work situation?

Hiring remote workers with Wavely is as easy as clicking a few criteria. 

• The “Find Talent Page” is a tool built into your Login to your account you will see the “Find Talent” tab on the middle left on your screen, next to your “Dashboard” tab.
• This page is where our platform uses its algorithm to find talent on our platform that is best suited for your open positions, including those only interested in remote work.

Wavely’s Find Talent filters can also help filter down talent dependent on years of experience and education. Wavely’s Premium Filters, available for employers who upgrade from the Standard Plan to the Pro Plan, include: location, salary range, and how active the candidate is on Wavely. Using the location feature allows HR professionals and recruiters to filter talent by geographic location, including remote work.

We’ll only match you with candidate that are looking for remote situations. With other job search sites you run the risk of being inundated with applications from job seekers who lack the skills you are seeking—that’s not the case with Wavely, we’ll only make connections for employers and potential employees that are a good fit.

I Found a Remote Candidate…Now What?

Now you have to get up to date on reading Talent Profiles. In a Talent Profile you will see: full name, location, work experience, tagline, education, salary, skills, and what positions they are looking for. Using this information, you can narrow down your ideal remote candidate.

• You want to hire people for remote jobs who won’t need a lot of handholding or direct supervision. Look for candidates with initiative. You want self-starters who can see a need and then take the appropriate actions without having to be told what to do.
  
  
• Communication and collaboration are musts for managing a remote team. Your employees will need to use a range of tools to interact with their colleagues, including video, email, phone and instant messaging. So, look for candidates who can speak clearly, write unambiguously and listen attentively. And they must be able to work effectively with colleagues, no matter where they’re located, to deliver high-quality projects on time.

The Interview

After reviewing resumes, sending initial chats, and narrowing your list of candidates, your next step is to set up video interviews. Meeting candidates by video will allow you to see how they present themselves. You can also gauge whether they are set up with the basic equipment and connectivity to work from home seamlessly.

The process for how to hire remote workers is becoming commonplace, remember, your hiring goals are the same. You want to recruit talented workers with the skills, attributes, experience and positive attitude to do their job well and add value to your organization.