Talent recruitment in cyber security is a massive challenge. The really good ones are numbered and organizations continue to operate within a traditional mindset. One thing that organizations need to imbibe is the flexibility to recruit remote workers. Once location is removed as a barrier, the entire pool of global talent is within the company’s reach. Thus teams with greater diversity and exposure can be assembled together. In order to effectively recruit from such remote employee talent pool, some steps need to be adhered to by the respective organization. First of all due diligence needs to be conducted on such aspirants. Personality tests can be effective tool to separate out. Freelancers need to be self-motivated enough to lead themselves, thus leadership qualities of such aspirants must be evaluated. Relationship building is an important cog in working the remote way. Interaction on regular basis is limited with freelancers, so work is based around trust. It is important within such a background to develop deep relations so that they remain loyal in spite of being located many miles often hundreds or thousands away. A complete check must also be made of the logistics and technological viability of such operations. This includes whether the back-end can support the agility that distant workers will demand and whether their requirements may be processed timely.

Source: https://hbr.org/2016/02/hire-the-best-people-and-let-them-work-from-wherever-they-are