Earlier in my career I would give white board coding questions. I would get excited when someone did come up with the same solution as me, but often get even m

Earlier in my career I would give white board coding questions. I would get excited when someone did come up with the same solution as me, but often get even more excited when they came up with a better solution, or made me think about changing how I posed the question. That's a good way to know if you want to work with someone - if you or they or both, get excited.