Work trials can be a way for both candidate and company to see if a job is a good fit, but Cursor’s head of talent says some employers get it wrong.
A big mistake is making the work trial too focused on getting something out of the candidate, Adam Ward, Cursor’s head of talent, said on an episode of “Lenny’s Podcast” released Sunday.
“This is where most companies get it wrong on the on-site,” Ward said. “They’re almost always buying. This is like ‘we are assessing. We’re extracting information. We’re not giving much back to the candidate.'”
Instead, Ward says that a good on-site, in which candidates work with employees on a project, should…
