It may vary from country to country, so I can only speak about what I know (USA). Here, a trial week (or trial period) is pretty uncommon. Most companies I know of just go through interviews (a few rounds usually), and then make a decision.
Sometimes, I've seen companies bring people in for one (paid!) day of work, where they can actually contribute, see what the work is like, etc. That's more rare though.
What does happen here (though still less common than just straight hiring) is "contract to hire" - where a company might hire you for a longer contract (3 - 6 months), and then at the end of that contract they decide whether or not to hire you full time.
It may vary from country to country, so I can only speak about what I know (USA). Here, a trial week (or trial period) is pretty uncommon. Most companies I know of just go through interviews (a few rounds usually), and then make a decision.
Sometimes, I've seen companies bring people in for one (paid!) day of work, where they can actually contribute, see what the work is like, etc. That's more rare though.
What does happen here (though still less common than just straight hiring) is "contract to hire" - where a company might hire you for a longer contract (3 - 6 months), and then at the end of that contract they decide whether or not to hire you full time.
Hope that helps :)
Yes , thank you for the insight!