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Re:Ask HN: Would You Accept a Trial/Exploratory Week Before ... by mrfusion on Saturday February 23, 2019 @10:08AM (#19233608)
That’s a really amazing idea. I wish there were companies that did this. How did you make money with it?

It would be awesome as a candidate to take on five hour project and be able to apply anywhere and skip the technical interviews.

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Re:Ask HN: Would You Accept a Trial/Exploratory Week Before ... by slap_shot on Saturday February 23, 2019 @09:58PM (#19236850)
The hiring company pays a referral fee, typically a percentage of the hiree's salary.

To do this, though, companies have to trust you and your referrals (send one bad engineer and it can be game over). You also have to ensure the companies don't waste the candidate's time or put them through another full round of interviews. This wasn't really a problem because there's such a demand for engineers and I managed the hiring process very closely.

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