> ...definitely more preferable to someone who constantly asks and needs to be lead every little step of the way. Asking for clarification before starting isn'

> ...definitely more preferable to someone who constantly asks and needs to be lead every little step of the way. Asking for clarification before starting isn't anywhere close to "needs to be lead every little step". If you are hiring a work crew for roadside ditch digging than your interview method might be a good idea, but for a job where implementation details matter - bad idea. One of my more difficult professional experiences was fighting the urge to displace blame for a wasted week of work, which would have been avoided had I asked for the tasking to be described back to me - or had he spoken up and said "Do you mean this or that?"