Pay a small fee for interview

[#1]

Hi there,

I posted a job, something I myself was developing but needed help with.

I wasted a lot of time waiting for the correct talent . I did interview 3 possibles ...

One of the interviews took a while as I was asking a lot of questions to ensure that the chap knew what he was doing.

At some point, due to my questioning, I suddenly realised what I was doing wrong - and so I no longer need to hire anyone.

But I would like to "reward' one of the interviewees (a small sum for a coffe and cake really)

Is this possible? Would I need to hire the person - or is there an ad-hoc payment feature available ...?

kind thanks in advance,

W

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Hi William,

It is not possible to send any payment to a freelancer unless you have a contract with them, even if it's closed. If you'd like to do this, then yes, you'll need to create a contract. There are a few ways you could go about it. If using a Fixed Price Contract you can include the payment in the Milestone and then release it right away. If using an Hourly Contract, you can send a bonus payment as soon as the offer is accepted and then close it immediately. 

If you have any further questions please let us know!

[#3]

Thank you very much ...

[#4]

Setting aside any difficulty in implementing such a feature, and focsing on the practical impact of such a feature:

I can't think of any downside to adding something like this.

If a client can simply SEND A PAYMENT of their choice to a freelancer they have interviewed, without a contract in place, this would provide what the original poster is asking for. And I'm sure many other clients would find this useful as well.

[#5]

Thank you for having the heart to think and act about rewarding your long interviewee with some coffee and cake.

[#6]

You need to hire them and I suggest you pay them for the time they invested, meaning the length of the conversation you had with them.