> Definitely work with someone on a temporary contract basis, and renew it, before hiring If you do this make sure you pay contract rates for the contract peri

> Definitely work with someone on a temporary contract basis, and renew it, before hiring If you do this make sure you pay contract rates for the contract period or good people (at least in the dev world) will avoid you like the plague. E.g. My contract rate is $120/hr for contracts of 3 months or less whereas my full time salary is ~$120k/year. If you try and offer me $60/hr (120k / 52 / 40) I'm not even going to look at your job.