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"do something like pay candidates to come on site and work for a week" by doing this you've essentially cut your hiring pool down to 3 categories: new graduates
by vinniejames 7y ago
"do something like pay candidates to come on site and work for a week" by doing this you've essentially cut your hiring pool down to 3 categories: new graduates; mediocre engineers who were fired from their last job; or terrible engineers who can't find a job.
- roland35 7y agoOr freelancers who probably aren't looking for full time work anyways! But yeah this is exactly why a weeklong trial won't work
- hnick 7y agoThe other option is taking leave. In many countries people might have a week saved up, or maybe they work for one of those fancy companies with Unlimited Leave* * conditions apply.