And yet I've never head of a hiring process that is only in writing. I agree that it's more subjective, but with verbal communication (where you can have back

And yet I've never head of a hiring process that is only in writing. I agree that it's more subjective, but with verbal communication (where you can have back and forth), it's easier to AVOID miscommunication. Both oral and written have their pros/cons. Perhaps the best approach is to rely on written for scoring and oral for "sanity checks" (i.e. is the person just faking it).