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How to Hire for Talent, Not Geography It can be done successfully, but there are nuances to consider when rethinking your recruiting and hiring process.

By Stephanie Schomer

This story appears in the December 2020 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

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Will companies' work-from-home policies remain in place, even when COVID-19 ends? Back in March, only 38 percent of corporate decision-­makers said yes. A few months later, that number rose to 67 percent. (Both surveys were done by 451 Research, a division of S&P Global Market Intelligence, which polled more than 500 people.) As companies increasingly adopt distributed services like cloud tools and SaaS platforms, it's easier to work anywhere — forever.

If the predictions hold true, many things about the way we work will change, starting with the way we build a team. We asked four business leaders how entrepreneurs can best approach hiring for talent, not geography.

Related: How Covid-19 Changed the Way We Look at Hiring