[pandaman]

>Paid 1 month trial of remote work is a good bet, but relies on your candidate not being employed already

Most importantly it relies on the candidate not having any other options. Why would anybody interrupt their job search for a month just for a possibility to fill your vacancy?

[daniel-cussen]

For a month's income, and a much better shot at a job. In the context of the job search, that's a pretty good deal.

[pandaman]

Is it? I can only speak from my experience but I've never been in a situation where I had only one job offer after a couple weeks of search. Neither any of the candidates I'd been interviewing had that interview as their only option.

It could be a way to go if you are hiring in a small town with no competition and the prospective candidates value not having to move much more than possible better offers elsewhere. Same if the candidates are not able to get many offers and appreciate the value of just a good shot for one.