Careers at SelectSoftware Reviews
Please note: there is a scam company pretending to be SelectSoftware Reviews. If you are hired by us without talking to someone at SSR (and without an email from someone at our company with our domain name in the email), it is a scam and you should report it ASAP.
Thanks for your interest in joining our team! We are really honored and can't wait to learn more about you.
This page is meant to outline our open opportunities, who our team is a good fit for (as well as those it's not a great fit for), what to expect in the interview process, and anything else you'd like to know about us.
If you're in HR and looking for our PeopleOps job board, you can find that here.
Our Culture
We think SSR is an amazing place to work for the right people, and a really bad place to work for others (no hard feelings!). Here's a little bit about our culture:
- We are a bootstrapped, profitable company that isn't reliant on outside funding to stay afloat.
- We're a remote first team. If you're someone who values the flexibility of remote work and has proven to yourself this is a good environment for you, that's a good sign!
- We are results oriented with very few meetings and lots of asynchronous work. The expectations are high, and so is the level of autonomy.
- We're firm believers in deep work.
- We are motivated by our mission of helping HR teams find and buy the right software for their business through unbiased, extremely useful advice.
- We're an inclusive team spanning many cultures and perspectives that supports one another so we can all reach our goals.
- We reward great work with profit sharing, time to build new skills, and the freedom to work on projects that interest you.
You can read more about working at SSR on Glassdoor.
SSR is a bad fit for people who haven't figured out how to be productive working from home, want the structure of a more mature company, need lots of support and direction to accomplish tasks, or get discouraged from failure - it's a startup, we are always trying new things and many times new initiatives don't work.
If this sounds interesting to you, check out our open roles here
The interview process
We want to set expectations for the typical interview process at SSR so that you can put your best foot forward, and know what to expect.
- The first step is typically a short assessment over email. Depending on the role, this could be a request for examples of your past work, an asynchronous video interview, or answering a few questions about yourself. We only ask about 10% of candidates to complete this step, and only those are seriously considering.
- The next step is a 30 minute interview with a team mate, usually our Founder, Phil. We're trying to understand what you've done, what you want to do, the skills you have, and how you work.
- Next, we'll typically have you do a short project to better understand what it'll be like to work together, and give you some insights into working with us (we think we're great, but we aren't for everyone!). This will typically be an unpaid project that we keep short and to the point. If we use your work for our business (most common with writers), then we will pay you for this work.
- Lastly, you'll meet with other members of our team to give you a deeper understanding of our company.
This is the "typical" interview process. But, like everything at SSR, it is in constant iteration mode and so please don't be too surprised if you experience something a bit different. We'll try to keep you in the loop throughout.
For more info on our expectations throughout this process and how to excel, please read this post.
This is why we need you!
Thanks again for your interest in working at SSR! We strive to create an environment that prioritizes personal growth, transparency, and excellence. If that sounds exciting to you, please apply to one of our open roles!
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