The shift to a primarily remote workforce is happening. After a recent Fieldglass study on the average company workforce, researchers predict that that by 2017, the allotment of "nontraditional" workers would grow to 25% contingent (freelancers, interns, and contractors), 34% remote and part-time workers, and 41% traditional workers.
Remote employees can be a huge asset for your company and many employees are moving this way to allow themselves more work-life balance. As I’m sure you know if you’ve ever gone through the hiring process, hiring is hard! There are a lot of elements to be aware of, and adding remote employees isn’t exactly the same as hiring employees to work shoulder-to-shoulder with you in the office. These are four of the most important attributes to keep in mind when hiring remote employees.
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Remote employees can be a huge asset for your company and many employees are moving this way to allow themselves more work-life balance. As I’m sure you know if you’ve ever gone through the hiring process, hiring is hard! There are a lot of elements to be aware of, and adding remote employees isn’t exactly the same as hiring employees to work shoulder-to-shoulder with you in the office. These are four of the most important attributes to keep in mind when hiring remote employees.
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(Keep in mind that these guidelines are about hiring remote employees - not necessarily independent contractors)
1. Self-Motivation
Employees that prefer to work independently are more likely to enjoy remote work. These doers, your results-driven employees, will be more comfortable with executing a plan and being assessed using KPIs that you have explained and provided rather than requiring additional attention.
2. Communication Skills
Communication is one of the most important pieces of remote work. There may be limited or no face-to-face contact so employees must have strong communication skills and will need to be capable using technologies like email, web/phone conferencing and Skype.
3. Trust
Since you aren’t able to see your remote employees at work, it’s important that there is trust on both sides. Remote work stops working well when you can’t trust (or aren’t receiving communication) that the person on the other side is doing their part. As a manager, you must be able to manage by expectations and documentation rather than being able to easily look over and verify that the person is working.
4. Sociability
Creating social interactions in remote work is undoubtedly crucial but in general, remote work will always be less social than working in an office space. Remote employees need to be able to thrive in a more independent environment so they don’t become unmotivated by lack of social aspects.
There is, of course, much more to establishing a well-functioning remote team than just hiring the right people.
If your business needs help hiring or managing your remote workforce, get in touch with the team at C Squared.
We can work with you to find the approach that is perfect for your business, whether that’s crafting compelling and compliant job ads, training for managers or an overall consultation.
1. Self-Motivation
Employees that prefer to work independently are more likely to enjoy remote work. These doers, your results-driven employees, will be more comfortable with executing a plan and being assessed using KPIs that you have explained and provided rather than requiring additional attention.
2. Communication Skills
Communication is one of the most important pieces of remote work. There may be limited or no face-to-face contact so employees must have strong communication skills and will need to be capable using technologies like email, web/phone conferencing and Skype.
3. Trust
Since you aren’t able to see your remote employees at work, it’s important that there is trust on both sides. Remote work stops working well when you can’t trust (or aren’t receiving communication) that the person on the other side is doing their part. As a manager, you must be able to manage by expectations and documentation rather than being able to easily look over and verify that the person is working.
4. Sociability
Creating social interactions in remote work is undoubtedly crucial but in general, remote work will always be less social than working in an office space. Remote employees need to be able to thrive in a more independent environment so they don’t become unmotivated by lack of social aspects.
There is, of course, much more to establishing a well-functioning remote team than just hiring the right people.
If your business needs help hiring or managing your remote workforce, get in touch with the team at C Squared.
We can work with you to find the approach that is perfect for your business, whether that’s crafting compelling and compliant job ads, training for managers or an overall consultation.
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