Our interview process is far more advanced. We place the candidate in a room with a large whiteboard for 15 minutes alone with the lights off. I then walk in w

Our interview process is far more advanced. We place the candidate in a room with a large whiteboard for 15 minutes alone with the lights off. I then walk in with a 6 piece dresser [1] from IKEA (obviously keeping the lights out). I explain to the prospect that this particular dresser is missing one piece - BUT we need the dresser assembled then disassembled and placed back into the box [without anyone seeing]. More than HALF the candidates become violent and demand to see my github account - some even suggest I have a mental issue. I am often able to calm the candidate down - this way we can get into the REAL debate: KOPPANG vs MALMs. Any candidate caught assembling the IKEA dresser is quickly dismissed out of spite. This technique is from Boz at facebook - it is how all* senior principle engineers are screened at FB and the reason everyone codes PHP (but swears they do not). HR has complained that my techinques are "ridiculous" or borderline illegal - but so far my successful candidates perform, tend to have a solid grasp of typescript and quickly move into senior management. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/koppang-6-drawer-dresser-black-brown-30311307/ https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/koppang-6-drawer-dresser-black-...