how to hire a virtual superstar for your business
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Welcome to the Webinar
How to Hire a Virtual Superstar for Your Business
April 7, 2016
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Tricia HarrisLisette Sutherland
Creator, Work Together Anywhere Workshop
Product Evangelist at Lucid Meetings
Lucid Expert Webinar Series
How to Hire a Virtual Superstar for Your Business
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What kind of remote team are you?
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What to look for
Where to start
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Where to start
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Great internet connection
Reliable Responsive
Proactive / self starters
Self motivated Self disciplined
Honest On time Self learners
Define who you’re looking for
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I want people that don’t need to be lead: self starters and accountable. I’d rather have the right kind of person than the right kind of resume. I’ll take people that aren’t a fit skill-wise if I know that they fit the culture and attack whatever problem I’m hiring them for. —Jeremy Stanton, CTO and Co-Founder at Kali, LLC
What characteristics do you value in a remote candidate?
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Where to look for virtual candidates
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Word of mouth
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What to look for
Where to start
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Skills to look for#VirtualSuperstar
Pro-active communicators
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Comfortable online
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Time zone literate
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People who are passionate, even if they have slightly less technical skills will be a better fit for your company than people who are brilliant technically but think of it as a 9 to 5 job. I would hire the former over the latter any day of the week. —David Horowitz, CEO at Retrium
Ask yourself “3 hours on a bus together?”
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How to interview#VirtualSuperstar
Use combination of technologies
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When I interview using video, I feel like I’m physically there in the same room. And I also get a sense of their professionalism. I’ve interviewed people before where they don’t realize there’s inappropriate stuff in the background, or they’re wearing yoga clothes, or there are kids screaming and running around, and they clearly don’t have an environment that’s conducive to work. These things make it clear that they don’t know what it takes to work virtually. —Carrie McKeegan, Director at Greenback Expat Tax Services
Have more than one conversation
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What combination of technologies do you (or would you) find useful for interviewing remote candidates?
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Questions to ask
Describe your remote working experience
What do you like about working remotely?
What does your virtual office look like?
What does a typical day look like for you?
What are your favorite online tools?
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What to look for
Where to start
Pro Tips
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Create a SMALL hurdle#VirtualSuperstar
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Check Google and social media#VirtualSuperstar
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Don’t settle#VirtualSuperstar
More resources
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Collaboration Superpowers Podcast Episode 61
21st Century Work Life PodcastEpisode 9
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collaborationsuperpowers.com/supercards
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CollaborationSuperpowers.com @lightling
LucidMeetings.com @lucidmeetings
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