Interesting points. Like the idea of the giving a developer actual development tasks. This is how I interview - We have a bitbucket set up with a project very

Interesting points. Like the idea of the giving a developer actual development tasks. This is how I interview - We have a bitbucket set up with a project very similar to our current site. We simply ask everyone who applies to get the code from Bitbucket and install it locally. And then fix a simple bug. Most developers who are well versed in the basics are able to install the code in 2-4 hours. People new to something specific are stuck for a day. It helps us weed out people who are a) Not comfortable reading code b) Not hungry enough to ask questions or google a little bit if they do not understand c) Not able to debug and fix simple issues. So far all developers who have lasted that test have been good technically. Its another challenge to keep them motivated over long periods of time.