# Work trial

URL: /workflows/people/plays/work-trial · Id: `play:work-trial`

> Work trial replaces interviewing with two weeks of paid, graded work on the Startup’s own Issues, paid in full whatever the grade.

Work trial replaces interviewing with two weeks of paid, graded work on the [Startup](/business/nouns/startup)’s own [Issues](/business/nouns/issue), paid in full whatever the grade.

## Ratings
None.

## Budget
None.

## How it runs
The [Studio](/business/nouns/studio) rolls it out to one cohort at a time: startups hiring a [Human](/business/nouns/human) for any [Role](/business/nouns/role).

## Processes
Runs as [Hiring](/workflows/processes/hiring), accountable to the [People Team](/agents/people).

## Fits
| Fits | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Shelf | Compound: builds an engine that keeps growing (Grow) |
| States | [Repeatable](/business/lifecycle/states/repeatable), [Scale](/business/lifecycle/states/scale) |

## Loop
| Step | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Hypothesis | Two weeks of paid, graded work predicts a Human’s accepted outcomes better than interviews do. |
| Measure | [Accepted outcomes](/agents/operations#accepted-outcomes) over 90d, at least 10 observations |
| Learn | The learn step reads the Readout, records Evidence and a Decision, and drafts the next Variant. |

## Example
A tax-preparation service hires a preparer. Each of three candidates works two paid weeks on real returns. The best is hired, and all three are paid in full.