We do a quick phone call screener and then do some pair programming. We only do half a day of pairing (for which they're paid for) but I find that this is the p

We do a quick phone call screener and then do some pair programming. We only do half a day of pairing (for which they're paid for) but I find that this is the perfect place to do a stealth interview with the candidate. They feel comfortable because they're in their daily environment (we do it remotely using floobits, so they're sitting at their usual desk with their usual apps etc.). Here you can get a really good conversation going about things that are actually relevant to the job. Anything else just seems like guessing now.