[embwbam]

I just interviewed a bunch of folks for a Haskell position at my startup. We started with a video call, then I sent them a real world take home assignment. It was a list of requirements to solve a problem in our actual domain, slightly vague, with a simplified set of functions they’d need as a library to get it done. It wasn’t technical, just a general problem.

It was surprisingly easy to see who had both practical problem solving skills and technical ability. I could see how they modeled the data and the functions.

The best candidates emailed me to ask for clarification about the requirements. I was able to see how effective they were at communicating.

Some of the candidates said they loved the assignment. I think we need things that are closer to real work to gauge how good people will be at real work

[thatswrong0]

Did you make it clear that they were encourage to email / communicate if they had any questions? Because I could definitely see myself not emailing back unless that was specified

[embwbam]

Yes, definitely.