An interesting post, but I'm not quite sure I see a difference in hiring protocol between hiring for remote and non-remote work.
The remote hiring process listed in the blog posts goes:
1.) Application (survey) step
2.) Basic Skype call
3.) Programming task
4.) Feedback on programming task
5.) Long technical interview
6.) Lunch invitation
At least from my own personal experiences as well as outside information I've gathered over the years, isn't this process relatively the same for hiring non-remote workers?
Might be! Yet we've stumbled upon so many different doubts concerning remote work, including tracking people, mistrust, overt disregard and more, that we've thought: why not show people how we do it? Plus, some non-remote works require you to pair-program, which may be stressful for some and actually making some good impression face-to-face at which some people may not, well, excel. And talking via Skype from your living room is more comfortable than visiting an office, suited-up. Plus, you don't waste time for commuting.
The remote hiring process listed in the blog posts goes:
1.) Application (survey) step
2.) Basic Skype call
3.) Programming task
4.) Feedback on programming task
5.) Long technical interview
6.) Lunch invitation
At least from my own personal experiences as well as outside information I've gathered over the years, isn't this process relatively the same for hiring non-remote workers?