Also, because take home tests can be a controversial subject: I think they're a great way to evaluate some skills, but they're not the only way. There's pros an

Also, because take home tests can be a controversial subject: I think they're a great way to evaluate some skills, but they're not the only way. There's pros and cons to every technique, for both candidates and the hiring organization. I'm personally also a big fan of pairing style interview questions (remote or otherwise). A lot of the bad experiences people have with take home coding challenges seem to be caused by poor design as much as anything else. Mostly, I think if you design your hiring process to respect your candidates it's difficult to go too far wrong.