Everyone is invited:

Feel free to join the global HR Hackathon community and build meaningful tools, apps and resources for remote and distributed teams and organisations.

Whether you are a tech, business or HR student or an experienced manager, entrepreneur or simply interested in building something useful so that people can work better remotely, do join us on this unique journey.

What you should bring

• time & commitment: join a team or build a team and commit to working on a project
  • you can work on your own but we'd encourage you work other people
• availability: from 13th 5 PM CET - 15th November 11:30 PM CET
  • tune in to the kick off on Friday and daily check ins (twice per day) on the YouTube Channel
• prepare: watch the topic introductory and productivity hack sessions on YouTube
• motivation
• an open mind
• an eagerness to learn and share knowledge
• a willingness to be an active member in the Slack during the event
• make a small donation to support our work -> via Eventbrite (thanks!)

Submission Deadline

Final project submissions will have to be posted here on DevPost during the submission period (from  13th - 15th November 2020, 11.30 PM CET)

About your submissions, focus topic, requirements

Build products that help distributed teams and organisations, employees who work remotely and HR (or TA, Tech Recruiters or Hiring) Managers who perform their HR duties remotely during and after the Covid-19 crisis.

From web applications, mobile apps, online resources to hardware devices, feel free to experiment.

Do the research upfront

Let your creative energy flow - but do the homework: research upfront if your product idea already exists in the market. If it does and you still want to build it, make sure to work on the differentiators with regard to the existing product(s). Make your unique value proposition compelling. You can also reach out to our event mentors during the event and ask them for feedback on your idea.

Submission requirements

To showcase your prototype, you will need to upload a 2-minute video pitch. Include a demo or walkthrough of your product. Remember to address the relevant judging criteria (see below). Do also upload it on YouTube and enter the link in your submission.

Submissions must include a name and description of the team members, what problem the entry product solves.

Submissions should include at least a design and a prototype, or simulation where applicable, along with a proposal of next steps, path forward, and a description of the necessary resources and plan to implement the project.

We encourage submissions to include information on how the product incorporates feedback from envisaged end users. 

Any and all tech stacks are welcome, but we encourage teams to build on tech stacks that are easy to scale and commonly used. Any necessary supplementary files, such as installation files or instructions, should be included with the submission as a single file or a zip.

In your submission on DevPost, include the following as well as the overall project documentation:

• Project name, name and descriptions of team members
• 2 minute video pitch (upload on YouTube and post link) showcasing the design, prototype or simulation where applicable - think of a good storyline! Here are some video pitch tips.
• the initial idea and why you wanted to build it
• what the product does and which problem it solves
• how you built it and with what tech stack, tools, APIs
• what were the biggest challenges while building it?
• how did you solve them?
• what are you proud of about this product
• what are the next steps for the product after the HR Hackathon: Embrace distributed?
• what are the necessary resources and plan to implement the product
• if open source: Link to Github repo

All submissions must be handed in by 15th November 2020, 11.30 PM CET.

In order to get public votes, you should make your project submission publicly visible.