Expert global recruitment insight 04
Overcoming barriers to global hiring
The benefit of international hiring is obvious and compelling – you can suddenly open up access to the world's very best talent. Crucially, you can also develop truly a diverse team. Value-based recruitment provides the foundation for lasting success here. Leaders who seek out new team members with shared values can build an inclusive, equitable, and trusting environment that empowers a global team to thrive.
Anastasia Pshegodskaya, Director of Talent Acquisition. Remote
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Experienced remote tech professionals are spread across the world
Knowledge workers transition to working in remote teams with relative ease as long as you take a globally inclusive approach to recruitment. Great candidates are all over the world, but it takes a new remote-first hiring strategy to acquire their skills.
Action
Hire a global workforce legally and compliantly with ease
Hiring remote tech talent doesn’t have to be complicated. As the most trusted EOR in the business, Remote eliminates the need for you to have your own entity in each location — an expensive undertaking that can inhibit your ability to scale your operation. Remote provides the confidence you need to be sure you:
You can hire people all over the world with Remote legally, easily, and quickly. You can even offer your international employees stock options in your business using Remote’s platform!
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There is no one-size-fits-all global compensation plan
Scaling your team globally can provide enormous benefits, but HR managers must clear a few hurdles when developing remote compensation plans to foster a high-functioning international workforce.
Employees quickly discover if you’re underpaying them compared to their colleagues and international market rates, but it’s not as simple as paying everyone the same.
Benefits packages also require nuance between different geographies.
People with the same education, skills, and experience should have access to the same lifestyle and disposable income in their country of residence.
Action
Offer competitive pay and benefits packages
Remote’s global employment platform saves you time, money, and effort by creating country-specific benefits packages at highly negotiated prices. You can offer equitable, best-in-class benefits to your employees for a fraction of the cost of navigating things on your own or establishing a legal entity. You can even offer stock options to your international workforce.
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Asynchronous work is the key to globally successful teams
Asynchronous (async) working enables a globally distributed team to maximize productivity regardless of time zones. Performance is measured by what work has been done, not which people worked at which times. The ability to work with autonomy and flexibility is a compelling incentive for the world’s most talented and experienced tech professionals.
Many of these potential employees have years of experience delivering productively in a fully remote work environment.
Action
Build intentional remote-first work practices
An async work environment requires increased communication and documentation which, in turn, leads to higher employee morale and higher productivity.
