Comment by beowulfey
6 months ago
judging potential is an easy thing to do. anyone who works with a trainee for a month can be a fantastic judge of their potential. the problem is, as you allude to, a lack of funding and of jobs
6 months ago
judging potential is an easy thing to do. anyone who works with a trainee for a month can be a fantastic judge of their potential. the problem is, as you allude to, a lack of funding and of jobs
You presume "works with ___ for a month" is easy.
It involves a month commitment of (trivially, overall) the temp's salary, and a month partial commitment of someone senior enough to make hiring decisions (even as a primary advisor).
I absolutely agree what you describe is both viable and useful, but it's easier to hire good-looking resumes and hope for the best.