> if there are 20 excellent responses for a single open position, many capable individuals will be rejected. I would never ask 20 people to do a take-home assi

> if there are 20 excellent responses for a single open position, many capable individuals will be rejected. I would never ask 20 people to do a take-home assignment. There are so many better ways to test team fit before asking someone to commit serious, unpaid, time to a project. Historically speaking a 30 minute chat with someone provides a surprisingly good amount of information to anyone experienced in hiring. But if you want to commit 20 people to take-home assignments, then block off 20 hours next week for 1-on-1s to chat with them about those assignments. If that sounds like too much, then don't find a better way to filter down the number of people doing homework until it feels manageable.