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I would say - if you're truly competent, you won't be afraid. If you're incompentent, that's a different story

• doingmyting 7y ago
  If you're truly competent you'd just take one of the myriad of jobs being thrown at you with no strings attached. Why on earth would you choose a potentially temporary setup rather than an immediately permanent one?
• inertiatic 7y ago
  Yes, because no competent person has ever failed in a hiring process.
• rafiki6 7y ago
  There's a subjective term if I've ever heard one. Who decided I'm truly competent? What happens if I'm truly competent but I outshine someone who's influential enough that doesn't want me around? What if I'm truly competent, but I wasn't setup for success? What if I'm truly competent but...you get the idea. If you want a contract resource, hire a contract resource and if they perform well ask them to stay after. These are people who've decided for whatever reason they are happy to contract. Don't offer a person looking for a full time gig a 3 month contract in the hopes of being hired. Be upfront and honest with people.
  • photawe 7y ago
    i never said to be dishonest - maybe I wasn't clear enough. What I meant was this "You specify from the get-go you want to hire the guy, but he'll start on a 3-6 month trial basis. If all goes well, you'll continue and give him a full contract".
• omosubi 7y ago
  Why would you apply for a job where you are "truly competent"? Don't most engineers want to be challenged when they are looking for a new job? Shouldn't people who are looking for this sort of thing have a sense that they may fall short?