Where I work we tend to bring people in on a 3 month freelance basis with the possibility to hire at the end. This allows us to get familiar with the person wit

Where I work we tend to bring people in on a 3 month freelance basis with the possibility to hire at the end. This allows us to get familiar with the person without having to go through all the hassles of setting up a new employee just to terminate it if they are not what we were looking for, or the other way around. Just make sure you know what the freelancer is looking for - some enjoy the lifestyle of being a full-time freelancer and wouldn't even consider a full-time position in the end.