My partner works for a company that actually does pair programming in the interview process, to ensure all new hires perform satisfactorily using that method of

My partner works for a company that actually does pair programming in the interview process, to ensure all new hires perform satisfactorily using that method of development. All development there is done using pair programming and the general overall sentiment is that it improves productivity over solo development. So it works if everyone you hire works well with it.