"I often wonder about the quality of the people they hire as I have yet to run into a talented dev who would quit their current job to do this one week contract

"I often wonder about the quality of the people they hire as I have yet to run into a talented dev who would quit their current job to do this one week contract for hire option." I wonder that, too. The very best people usually have a job that they like well enough, but might change jobs for a real offer. "Quit your job and we will probably hire you" is not so attractive to experience people, who are usually no longer in their 20s. Even if a developer were inclined to give it a go on his or her vacation time, most employment contracts require notification for taking on additional employment -- it is rather awkward and annoying to the candidate to jump around these hoops.