[bewe42]

The best hiring process in my opinion:

- select your candidates that maintain a public profile. You should get a broad idea about the skills and interest of that person

- have an informal interview to see if they fit your company culture and values

- then have them work on a small real project for less money

I'm a dev and happy to work on such a "taster" project. It's a win-win: I'm not working for free, the company gets a realistic picture of how I work and how I fit into the company.

This works naturally best for hiring contractors, but even then I don't understand why not more companies do this.