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That's what internships are in a way. Do you think that's a bad idea?

• TheCoelacanth 5y ago
  Internships are probably the best way to hire, but they only work for people at that specific stage of life. University students already have a three-month gap in their schedule where they aren't doing anything, so they are willing to take a temporary role to fill that gap. Experienced people who already have a job aren't going to drop that to take on a temporary role unless they have an unusually high risk-tolerance or unless they are desperate.
• dleslie 5y ago
  In my point of view, most hiring requires a form of internship. No one drops on to an established team with full knowledge and experience with the internal tools, procedures and products. And yes, I lament that internships are so maligned. It shouldn't be that interns are poorly paid; we should be able to hire someone with decades of experience in a tangentially-related field at a competitive salary, and consider them to be interning on an unfamiliar field.