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How to Prepare a Paid Hiring Trial
Hire someone by testing the actual work, not just interviewing.
What you need
- • The job you need done
- • Hours and budget
- • Location or remote
Connections
- • None
Steps
1. Define outcomes
Write three to five results the person owns, each measurable.
2. Set pay from the market
Research the range for the role and location before writing the post.
3. Write the brief
The work, the outcomes, the pay, how the trial works.
4. Design the trial task
A paid, time-boxed slice of the real job with clear inputs.
5. Agree evaluation criteria
Score every candidate on the same written criteria before reviewing anyone.
Illustrative example — part-time bookkeeper
Illustrative example, not a customer result.
- Outcomes: books closed by the 5th; receipts matched weekly; payables never late
- Trial: reconcile one month of sample transactions, 3 hours, paid at the offered rate
- Criteria: accuracy, questions asked, written notes, time taken
What you get
- • Role outcomes
- • Job brief with pay range
- • Trial task and scoring sheet
- • Where to post
Known limits
- • Pay ranges come from public sources and vary by region.
- • Employment rules differ by location; check them before offering.