My Trial and Getting Hired at Delicious Brains

Switching jobs can be very stressful. While interviews can provide a glimpse of a company’s inner workings, interviews are not a great way to get a true feel for what a company is like and what would be expected of you when applying. From an employer perspective, interviews aren’t the best tool for measuring competence and work ethic. This is where work trials can help both the employer and applicant. Recently, I was hired as a Product Developer at Delicious Brains. The job posting does a great job of introducing the hiring process but I thought more details would give some insight and, in particular, demystify the work trial from an applicant perspective.
What’s a Work Trial?
The work trials at Delicious Brains are modeled on those at Automattic, where an applicant works part-time as a member of the team. The work done during a trial is identical to the work you would be doing full-time if hired. What better way to learn than by doing?
Usually, a work trial involves 10-25 hours per week, depending on how much time you can commit. This time is very flexible as well (the team is distributed across timezones). The trial is paid ($25/hr) which is a nice bonus for when
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