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You're pretty much limited to hiring either only the jobless or someone with the ability to work two jobs at once for an extended period of time while you hold

by cwyers 10y ago

You're pretty much limited to hiring either only the jobless or someone with the ability to work two jobs at once for an extended period of time while you hold your tryout. There are a lot of people who can't devote that kind of time to a second job (some candidates burn a week's vacation!) And it's not some mere formality, according to their stats they hire about a third of the people they try out.

gjkood 10y ago
And don't forget anti-moonlighting clauses in current employment contracts.
Ensorceled 10y ago
I presume they only hire about a third of the people who try out for the same reasons you mention; the only candidates are the jobless or people willing to screw their current employer and moonlight while "working from home". Sounds like a recipe for a bunch of bad candidates.
Merad 10y ago
> or someone with the ability to work two jobs at once for an extended period of time while you hold your tryout. This is the part that's crazy to me. If you think you can accurately judge someone based the work they perform after a full normal workday/week, I have some beachfront property on the moon to sell you... I have a feeling their conversion rate is so low because a lot of people get another offer during their trial and immediately jump ship.
- pebers 10y ago
  > I have a feeling their conversion rate is so low because a lot of people get another offer during their trial and immediately jump ship. Or because they're just selecting against good candidates in the first place; if you've got a good job and are performing well elsewhere, you're less likely to jump through that kind of hoop. It's easy to persuade yourself you're hiring the best candidates by being strict about selecting from a pool that is already heavily biased (I'm pretty sure Joel Spolsky wrote something along those lines years ago, so this is hardly a new insight).

by cwyers 10y ago

gjkood 10y ago

And don't forget anti-moonlighting clauses in current employment contracts.

Ensorceled 10y ago

I presume they only hire about a third of the people who try out for the same reasons you mention; the only candidates are the jobless or people willing to screw their current employer and moonlight while "working from home". Sounds like a recipe for a bunch of bad candidates.

Merad 10y ago

> or someone with the ability to work two jobs at once for an extended period of time while you hold your tryout. This is the part that's crazy to me. If you think you can accurately judge someone based the work they perform after a full normal workday/week, I have some beachfront property on the moon to sell you... I have a feeling their conversion rate is so low because a lot of people get another offer during their trial and immediately jump ship.

pebers 10y ago
> I have a feeling their conversion rate is so low because a lot of people get another offer during their trial and immediately jump ship. Or because they're just selecting against good candidates in the first place; if you've got a good job and are performing well elsewhere, you're less likely to jump through that kind of hoop. It's easy to persuade yourself you're hiring the best candidates by being strict about selecting from a pool that is already heavily biased (I'm pretty sure Joel Spolsky wrote something along those lines years ago, so this is hardly a new insight).