Borderless hiring not only gives tech companies the chance to amass a truly global team, accessing disparate talents and viewpoints the world over, it also helps them to finally make diversity a reality. But with this unique opportunity comes complications. Here’s how tech companies can successfully recruit workers from anywhere.
- Diversity and inclusivity: Begin by committing to diversity. A diverse team brings along more opinions, and cultural assessments. You can encourage more clarity and accuracy in approaches for innovation because of different perspectives, if done the right way. Hiring with an inclusive approach, bringing people from diverse backgrounds, helps them feel welcome in the workplace and brings various perspectives and ‘cultural smarts’ to the teams.
- Employ Tech: Utilise remote interviewing, onboarding and collaboration tools to keep the hiring process moving along, and stay in communication with colleagues while co-managing projects from different time zones.
- Get Up to Speed on All Things Legal: Get up to speed on all the legal questions around hiring internationally, including visas, work permits and local labour laws. Looking to partners with legal expertise to smoothen the way is a great idea.
- Build Company Culture Remotely: Build a cohesive team culture regardless of your team being distributed across the globe. Plan for social remote engagement activities and team building sessions to connect the team and align with organisational values and goals.
- Remote-Friendly Work Policies: Keep in mind that some colleagues might need to juggle the work schedule with other timezone commitments or family responsibilities. Be open to discussing flexible working conditions. This demonstrates acceptance of a remote culture and eases the stress of working remotely, increasing engagement and attracting high-quality candidates.
- Ensure communication clarity: Establish a protocol of clearly communicating so you’re on the same page. Scheduling frequent check‑ins, using transparent project management processes, and facilitating feedback can help with this.
- Provide Opportunity for Continued Learning: Provide continuing education and development opportunities for your global workforce. If your entire team works on innovating and upgrading, your company will be at the forefront of technology and innovation.
All three strategies allow companies to truly exploit the promise of global hiring. They can turbo-charge development, remove geopolitical market frictions, and tap previously untouchable talent reservoirs. A global model is where the future of work is going. And companies that can embrace it can secure their place on the fast track to growth and advantage.
