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What should you check for nearshore quality and retention?

Use this hub to prepare the checks between a promising candidate profile and a signed agreement. Start with the work: name the systems the engineer will touch, the decisions they must own and who will review their output.

Ask the provider for a completed assessment for a comparable role. Look for the task, scoring criteria and reviewer notes. During the interview, have the finalist explain a design choice or debug a small example. Use the same criteria for each candidate.

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Opus reports: "Every candidate passes an 8-layer vetting process." Ask how the assessment maps to your role and which findings you can review before the interview. Review the hiring process.

For retention, request the period measured and the number of hires counted. Ask how the provider treats resignations, client cancellations and completed projects. Compare figures only after you understand those rules.

Read replacement terms separately. Opus states: "Every placement carries a lifetime replacement guarantee with no cap and no time limit." Ask how to start a replacement search and how work will be handed over. Read the guarantee.

Talk to Opus about a role.

Which entries should you read first?

Choose the entry that matches the decision in front of you. If you already have a finalist, start with the contract checklist.

• Hiring process: Use this before interviews. Write down your screening criteria and decide who can approve the hire. Ask what evidence arrives with each candidate profile.
• Contract checklist: Use this before signing. Bring questions about replacement triggers, notice and responsibilities during a handover. Put agreed terms in the contract.
• Delivery: Use this before the first working day. Assign a manager, prepare access and choose an initial task with a clear review point.
• Hire a QA engineer: Read this when your open role owns testing. Prepare interview examples drawn from the failures and release risks your team handles.

For a shortlist review, keep a simple record for each candidate: evidence reviewed, questions still open and the hiring manager's decision. Avoid treating a screening score as the whole decision. Ask the person who will manage the hire to review the work sample.

Before the start date, agree on shared hours with the engineer and schedule feedback. Give the first assignment an owner and a definition of done. If work falls short, record the specific gap and discuss it with the hire and provider.

Talk to Opus about your hiring requirements.

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