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Personally I would gladly pay a prospective employee let's say 2-4 hours worth of consultancy fee to come over and code a simple example test, or preferably do
by sunkencity 16y ago
Personally I would gladly pay a prospective employee let's say 2-4 hours worth of consultancy fee to come over and code a simple example test, or preferably do a minor thing as a consultant (let's say a few days work). That is if I have screened them before for basic qualification. It would set the scene for a good future relationship and might help encourage the person to take the job.
It's also good to start out with consultancy before actually hiring someone to screen and to set up expectations of level of delivery - consultants work harder and have a more professional attitude than a straight-up employee. Though I don't know if the transition from consultant to employee is that easy, I've certainly preferred to stay a consultant and seen no benefit in becoming an employee.
- parbo 16y ago"consultants work harder and have a more professional attitude than a straight-up employee" - citation needed
- sunkencity 16y agoThat's from personal experience, but of course YMMV, but I've often found myself in the situation where it's late in the evening, things are not working right in the production environment and the only people left at the office are the consultants.
- SoftwareMaven 16y ago(Responding way late :) That is because consultants are getting paid by the hour and are often not in their home town so their option is 1) get paid more or 2) go to the hotel alone and watch TV. I always chose option 1 if I could. In a company with vested employees who believe in the company, there will be no comparison between the employees and consultants in their dedication and professionalism.