On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Steven Walling <[email protected]> wrote: > This is somewhat related to an idea I like a lot: trial weeks.[1] > > 1. http://www.sequoiacap.com/grove/posts/akzj/trial-week-our-hiring-secret
Automattic does this as well, for a longer time period: "Coming on board · When you make it past the interview stage we’ll do a project together on contract, typically lasting between 3-8 weeks, to see how we work together. When you join full-time, regardless of your position, you’ll do customer support for WordPress.com for your first three weeks. We believe this early connection with the people who use our products is irreplaceable." http://automattic.com/work-with-us/ I think it's definitely worth considering as standard operating procedure for any permanent hire. It does come at a cost - not everyone's willing to do that kind of thing - but the productivity and quality differences in the world of engineering/product can be so large that it seems like a very worthwhile potential tradeoff. Erik -- Erik Möller VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ teampractices mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/teampractices
