> Is there a better system? I don't believe that just looking at resumes and past experience selects for 1+2+3 nearly as well. A take-home test would cover 1+2

> Is there a better system? I don't believe that just looking at resumes and past experience selects for 1+2+3 nearly as well. A take-home test would cover 1+2+3 without 4. With the caveat that 3 becomes a test about written communication, which may be a good or bad thing. If you want to do both, you can expect a written description of the solution, but also go over things verbally if they pass the bar, in next phase.