Even though LifeSize is headquartered in the US, we have offices and employees throughout the world. So international recruiting is part of our daily hiring achievement. Granted the world is a vast place, but it becomes quite small after all. Not only does videoconferencing, in and of itself, bring people together throughout the world, but the interconnectivity of global companies in general allow us to speak and work with individuals of many languages. This learning from, and building product with, one another is very exciting.

One such team resides in our Bangalore Design Center. This LifeSize group is responsible for the communications side of our product and are instrumental in helping bridge the gap that allows our products to “speak” with one another. Once again showing how creating a common language can be achieved, though this time spoken through bits and bytes. Other amazing LifeSize teams throughout APAC and EMEA lend their expertise towards communication with our customers and connecting the world.

With such diversity, international recruiting can sometimes be challenging. The array of employees within our organization, and the candidates I speak with daily, are a constant education to me. I feel fortunate to help in hiring new employees for a particular region as we continue our growth. But are there specific challenges to recruiting internationally? Well, mostly, time zones! And though mindful of the different cultures and customs, I have found people to be gracious and accommodating overall in explaining their skills and working around complicated interview schedules.

But how cool is it to speak with people from all over the world and be able to understand their distinction and needs despite our outward differences? It seems not to matter what core language we may speak, we are understood. For in the end, we all speak a common language, that of innovation and team work.