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Ok, so let's summarize: no homework assignments, no whiteboard interviews, no "trick" questions, no "personality fit" questions, no work-sample exercises (could be interpreted as unpaid work), no relying on credentials.

How are we supposed to hire anyone?

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How about "here is our simple sample project and documentation, please study them and during interview we will fix a few simple books and discuss how to implement a bigger change or how to refactor the existing code". Fair for both sides and much more closer to actual work setting.

You could ask them about their experience and let them talk about the challenges that they have faced and maybe some of the things that they are proud of having accomplished / coded.

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