[sheeshkebab]

These two below resonate after hiring dozens of engineers:

> – What kind of quality work does this person produce in a normal work environment where someone isn’t breathing down their neck?

> – Can I work with this person on projects that span weeks, months, or years?

No matter how well they anwser questions, how they whiteboard, how high is their IQ, or how well they do homework - none of it would tell you anything about their work quality or actual on the job performance.

Just ask them a for loop question and give them a contract to work on something. If it works, maybe hire them.

[d0paware]

Interesting, have you had success with this approach? I might imagine there could be some stigma associated with this since why waste time if there's no guarantee of full time employment?

In California, it is at will employment anyway but I get the feeling that contractors are easier to fire than employees. Correct me if I am wrong.

On the other hand, candidates who are actually good will do very well and get through without any problems. I feel like it would take at least 2 to 3 weeks to find red flags, then at least 3 months to determine if someone is a superstar, and at least 6 months for everyone else to shine through.