What is the best way to 'hire' freelance essay writers and check their abilities, education, and credentials? There are a couple of different approaches that students and research services can utilize to find the best match:

A. Ask a potential writer to send his/her resume and writing samples done for their previous clients.

ADVANTAGES: It's a quick and easy process.

DISADVANTAGES: Writing samples and/or resume may be fake (not written by the applying writer) and checking credentials is an uneasy and unproven process, prone to abuse too.

B. Ask a potential writer to do some kind of a writing / grammar test on a random topic within a limited period of time.

ADVANTAGES: It checks the writer's abilities well.

DISADVANTAGES: It cannot cover all research scenarios and may be a turn off for advanced writers. It's also prone to abuse (you don't really know if this is the exact person doing the writing or test, unless you have a live video chat installed).

C. Take a small risk and award a new writer a paid project to work on; if he/she is successful she or he may be considered a 'pass' for the test.

ADVANTAGES: This 'test' truly reflects the working scenarios and checks the writer's potential.

DISADVANTAGES: If the writer fails to deliver a good (and not plagiarized) paper, it may cause problems to the client and the company. But it may be offset by asking the writer to complete the project ahead of time so that there's still time to reassign it if needed. The project doesn't have to be for an actual client; you or your company may need some content to publish on your blog or website and in that case the risk is completely minimized because a real student/client will not receive the paper.

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What do the new and seasoned writers here think; which approach is best both for the writer, student, and the company?