Why is it different to hire experts already experienced in remote work?

Is it worth hiring an expert with a couple of years of experience in remote work? Why does it matter?

According to the following list:

How to work remotely as a professional - 11 steps,

to proceed with the remote work on a long term basis, every individual in the company needs to have good habits and proper skills in place. 

Why bother?

Will hiring people with years of experience in remote work bring real benefits to your company? How much value you can gain? How much time and money you will save avoiding real-time training of people who do not want to be trained?

You can asses this on your own.

To do it, ask yourself the following questions:

1. Do your current employees have:

• (A) self-discipline?
• (B) hands-on experience in acting accordingly?
• (C) good habits and well-trained efficient rituals?
• (D) work-friendly environment?
• (E) peace of mind that allows them to really focus on work?

2. How long takes them to accommodate to the new situation of full-time remote work?

3. Do they treat the situation seriously? Are they willing to grow skills and traits that will help them to keep up with remote work challenges?

4. How much "initial inefficiencies" will cost your projects or your business?

5. For how long they are able to keep the work going efficiently?

6. What are the extra efforts of keeping employees in a productive state on a monthly basis?

7. How efficiently you can keep up with motivating the team that needs it, having in mind that after initial euphory, it may be harder and harder as time goes by?

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