This piece mirrors my thoughts on tech interviews as well. Firing brain teasers at somebody under the pressure of a job interview environment gives very little

This piece mirrors my thoughts on tech interviews as well. Firing brain teasers at somebody under the pressure of a job interview environment gives very little indication of how the candidate will actually perform their day-to-day job duties. I've long thought that the short-term contract method was far superior. This is especially relevant in light of yesterday's post about the "Wretched Google Interview" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6243627 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6243627).