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We are a small team on a mission to help innovative companies grow their businesses – and along the way, we’re championing a more human way to work.
As a remote team who can hire from anywhere in the world, the traditional approach to hiring has come with some unique challenges. And at Buffer, we’re always looking for ways to improve our processes (as seen in our four-day workweek, transparency, and remote work approach).
So, we’re opening up a Talent Pool!
Our hypothesis is that this process will be a less stressful and hopefully more human approach to hiring, where can can hear from and build relationships with candidates who are great fits for Buffer, who may not necessarily be actively job hunting at the exact moments we are looking to hire.
The Talent Pool should afford us:
We aim to have this process make hiring a better experience for both our team, and candidates who go through the process.
Our Talent Pool is designed to help us get to know potential candidates outside of the usual hiring process. When the time comes to add someone to our team, we can start there. If a candidate’s skills and experience match what we’re looking for at that time, we’ll reach out! And if the timing doesn’t work out, we can try again in the future. In the meantime, we’ll keep in touch with updates about what’s going on at Buffer. As part of our Talent Pool, you’ll be among the first notified of new job openings.
Even when we are not actively accepting applications for open jobs, we’d still love to hear from people who believe that they’d be a great fit for Buffer in the future. Our long-term goal is to build a team of talented folx with diverse backgrounds and experience who align deeply with our values and ways of working.
We’re piloting the Talent Pool with our Engineering team. As one of our largest teams, they have the most opportunities to hire.
Over time, a hiring manager will review your application, and if it meets our criteria, we will add you to our Talent Pool. Further iterations on this process could include a technical assessment before joining the Talent Pool.
We hope to eventually extend this initiative to other teams, so that can work with pre-vetted candidates for more open roles. Our ultimate goal is to have a diverse pool of fully-vetted, qualified, values-aligned people who are very motivated to work at Buffer.
