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> Now, every final candidate that makes it that far works for the company for three to eight weeks on a contract basis, doing real tasks alongside the people th
by hughdbrown 10y ago
> Now, every final candidate that makes it that far works for the company for three to eight weeks on a contract basis, doing real tasks alongside the people they would actually be working with if they had the job.
> The goal, says Mullenweg, is not to have those candidates finish a product or do a set amount of work but for a quick and efficient assessment of whether it would be a mutually beneficial relationship.
> To keep it simple, Automattic pays a standard $25 an hour, whether the candidate was hoping to be an engineer or the chief financial officer.
How could you ever hire someone who already had a job? Who would leave an existing job to do a tryout for 3-8 weeks for $25/hour?
- ubersoldat2k7 10y agoExactly. Your only target are unemployed, which lowers your pool of possibilities a lot.
- shostack 10y agoIt seems like it would narrow your pool to those who can afford the risk, those who are coming out of school and those who are unemployed. I'm not sure what that might do to the average level of talent in an org, but would be interesting to hear more from others with more info.
- throwaway2016a 10y agoI know personally I wouldn't be willing to go through this process. $25 means significant opportunity cost for me. If that is three weeks I'm essentially paying $3000+ to interview. The offer waiting on the other end must be really really good. Sounds like a great way to get contractors / consultants for 1/6 the price.