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Re:How to Catch a Cheating Candidate in an Interview by ilaksh on Monday October 25, 2021 @01:07AM (#28984638)
To me the fact that these types of scams are fairly routine means that you can't sign any kind of medium or long term contract without actually working with the person for a short term first. Start with authorizing an hour of work, then a day.

I actually think this type of thing is another reason to completely avoid fixed fee contracts.

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Re:How to Catch a Cheating Candidate in an Interview by jfalcon on Monday October 25, 2021 @05:34AM (#28985947)
Good point. Once they're actually working contract, it's actually very easy to can them if they're not what they're supposed to represent.

That said, if you have worked with peers and they all vouch for you, I wouldn't bother with the contract part, just make sure that team fit is there and that he can deal with whatever office politics are in the current org in it's current state. After all, in two years, it all could change.

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