The article also ended by suggesting trial work periods. I believe software engineering basically has these in the form of "internships". At least, at a lot of

The article also ended by suggesting trial work periods. I believe software engineering basically has these in the form of "internships". At least, at a lot of UK companies, internships lead to jobs (often after graduation). Not the same for senior role of course, but I don't think I've come across any SW company that does trial periods for senior engineers... If I have, I either wasn't aware or don't remember them.