This will always be the problem with trials. Anyone with a job, often underemployed between software roles these days, will be excluded.
replyStill, it does benefit the hiring company, just not the applicant in these situations.
> Still, it does benefit the hiring company
replyNot sure it benefits the hiring company when they are artificially reducing the pool of applicants to only people who don't already have jobs.
Not that there's shame in not having a job, especially in today's market (shit happens, I'm sure lots of very qualified people are currently looking), but there are solid statistical reasons why social proof of already being employed is seen as a positive.
Net benefits perhaps. It absolutely lets the hiring company get more information by increasing the amount of time spent by the candidate before a commitment occurs.
replyIf you’re doing traditional on-site interviews, you’re already asking for multiple days (unless they live nearby).
replyIt can be a challenge sometimes, but not as often as you might think.
I’m sure there are heavy-handed employment contracts that prohibit side work, but hasn’t been a problem in practice.