Some time ago somebody mention in HN a process which sounded pretty good and fair. For promising candidates: 1) Meeting where you are presented a problem and a

Some time ago somebody mention in HN a process which sounded pretty good and fair. For promising candidates: 1) Meeting where you are presented a problem and asked to immediately give your thoughts on how you would approach it. 2) Some days, for example weekend, to work on the problem. Candidate gets a monetary compensation for this time. 3) Next meeting where you present the solution. Yes, there's always a risk that somebody will get somebody else to write the code, but having to explain before and after reduces the risk. Paying for the work shows you are serious about the recruitment.