I've been the other side of this as part of the interview process. One person we were interviewing solved a problem pretty much exactly opposite to the way tha

I've been the other side of this as part of the interview process. One person we were interviewing solved a problem pretty much exactly opposite to the way that we (and every other candidate) had solved it. At first glance it simply looked wrong, but after a discussion with the candidate the strengths of the solution became apparent. Happy to say they got the job, and ultimately turned out to be one of our best hires.