In Silicon Valley a Craigslist ad often gets several hundred replies. Unless I get some kind of personalized reply, I dont bother with programming challenges t

In Silicon Valley a Craigslist ad often gets several hundred replies. Unless I get some kind of personalized reply, I dont bother with programming challenges that involve a significant amount of effort. However, I will reply to interesting design questions. If your screening process is tilted towards screening out the untalented, it may also screen out senior qualified developers who done want to put up with it.