Just off the top of my head, a few possible hiring processes. - Recommendations from people you trust - Pairing interview - Give a difficult/open ended homew

Just off the top of my head, a few possible hiring processes. - Recommendations from people you trust - Pairing interview - Give a difficult/open ended homework problem - Whiteboarding interviews are suitable for some candidates, they're not all bad ;) - Pick from your list (http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/12/whos-on-your-list.html http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/12/whos-on-your...) - Asking the candidate for ideas as to how they'd best be assessed - Culture fit ; Gut feeling ; or any conversational interview followed by review of performance after 1 month - Portfolio review (no one actually does it in my experience) - Hiring off reputation in the community I'm sure there are plenty more.