There were a few fields of contract work in the 1990s for which a number of companies were always hiring. They clearly didn't have the headcount or growth rate to account for this, and scuttlebutt pretty quickly got around that they were simply chewing through candidates.
Turns out that the base talent pool was rather smaller than they may have presumed, and numerous top talent I was aware of quickly learned to steer clear of them.
Different circumstances might make for different strategies, but in my experience, making an investment in your hires sends a strong positive signal. Yes, firing is occasionally necessary, but IMO it represents a failure on both sides.
Or do this openly and call it "contract to hire". Both sides can call it off with no regrets.
There were a few fields of contract work in the 1990s for which a number of companies were always hiring. They clearly didn't have the headcount or growth rate to account for this, and scuttlebutt pretty quickly got around that they were simply chewing through candidates.
Turns out that the base talent pool was rather smaller than they may have presumed, and numerous top talent I was aware of quickly learned to steer clear of them.
Different circumstances might make for different strategies, but in my experience, making an investment in your hires sends a strong positive signal. Yes, firing is occasionally necessary, but IMO it represents a failure on both sides.
Or do this openly and call it "contract to hire". Both sides can call it off with no regrets.