I still don’t understand the purpose of take home tests. They’re either substantial enough that it should be paid, which puts the candidate in a difficult posit

I still don’t understand the purpose of take home tests. They’re either substantial enough that it should be paid, which puts the candidate in a difficult position given that they already have a job. Moreover if you see anything interesting in their solution, it likely belongs to their current employer so whatever they wrote is tainted, and anyone who reads it and then does something similar may also be tainted. If it’s not substantial enough to be interesting you can just stick to standard interviews which also mitigates the risk of cheating.