The complete remote hiring checklist, from brief to day one

Before you post

• Tasks written out as a normal day
• Required overlap hours decided
• Pay range in USD and payment method chosen
• Three real must-haves, everything else marked as a plus
• Success metrics for day 30 and day 90

While applicants arrive

• Screening questions mapped to the must-haves
• A review slot booked in your calendar every second day
• A paid trial task prepared in advance

Before the offer

• Trial output compared across your final two or three
• References or prior-client confirmation where relevant
• Contract covering IP, confidentiality, and notice

Before day one

• All tool accounts created and tested
• Recorded process walkthroughs ready
• A 30-day plan with weekly checkpoints