Ask hard questions. It is important to understand the boundaries of a candidates knowledge. I don't trust company that lets me off easy, it feels like they aren

Ask hard questions. It is important to understand the boundaries of a candidates knowledge. I don't trust company that lets me off easy, it feels like they aren't actually looking for a good fit. Asking for a prepared presentation is a nice alternative to take home coding (If applicable to your work culture). Phone call trumps videochat every time. Our communication isn't strengthened by a video chat unless there are prepared visual aids, don't solve problems that don't exist. Let me know who I will be meeting during 'in person' interview. What teams are they on. Live coding with a current employee is a good practice. Keep problems small, and loosely specified.