Most companies have now accepted the “home office” as an extended permanent place of work for their employees. Such companies have started to rely on communication and teleconferencing software to quickly exchange information and arrange and hold meetings to do business. Read more - https://www.sbs-global.com/challenges-faced-during-remote-recruitment/

1. Commonly Faced Challenges During
Remote Recruitment
Most companies have now accepted the “home office” as an
extended permanent place of work for their employees. Such
companies have started to rely on communication and
teleconferencing software to quickly exchange information and
arrange and hold meetings to do business.
Remote hiring is now a part of the organizational future. Yet, hiring
managers believe that the remote hiring process can be tough and
overwhelming in the long run. Some of the common hiring
challenges during remote recruitment that managers face when
recruiting remote employees can be listed below.
Challenges Faced During Remote Recruitment
1. Vetting Large Volume of Applications
Post-pandemic, the sheer number of remote workers has
significantly increased and hiring managers need to sift through

2. thousands of resumes to shortlist the ideal ones. Naturally,
selecting the right candidates for remote positions becomes
tedious and hiring managers must clearly set their expectations to
smoothen the selection process. A well-written and detailed job
requirements coupled with tailor-made software can eliminate the
profiles that do not qualify for the position and keep track of the
status.
2. Vetting and Skillset Evaluation
Post shortlisting, candidates that possess adequate job-specific
skills, the task of a thorough evaluation of skillset, experience, and
expertise is central for hiring a remote employee which presents a
challenge to the hiring manager. The team needs to design a
dedicated test to undergo the interview screening process,
including a phone screening, Job Assessment Test, additional
rounds of panel interviews, On-site interviews and other means to
ensure proper selection. It will take time before any hiring
manager can finally stabilize on the methodology that meets the
organizational requirements.
3. Qualities in Sync with Remote Working
Employers must consider certain factors to ensure that the new
staff can thrive in a remote working environment which includes
Good communication skills via phone, email, and other platforms,
personal work ethics, tech-savvy, collaboration skill, adaptability
and flexibility and independent problem-solving skills. The above
can be addressed with a simple questionnaire that will help to sort
out the right candidates early on in the hiring process and save
time.

3. 4. Onboarding Difficulties
Most new joiners are likely to feel overwhelmed in the first few
days at the job as they would struggle to understand the workflow
leading to lower productivity. The hiring manager must make extra
efforts to establish a smooth onboarding process to enhance
employees’ learning curve, plan and conduct introductory sessions
with the new joiners, share cultural values and
organizational/departmental goals with employees to build a
healthy and transparent relationship.
Conclusion
Evaluating remote candidates is never easy and comes with its own
unique set of challenges. As remote working has now become a
norm, the company must work towards efficient remote hiring
practices for businesses to succeed.
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