I'd give it a balance if you ever wanted to try it again
- 2 calls with recruiting and whatever technical screen you want.
- Take home that is paid X amount
- follow up take home review to verify they did it
- offer.
Big issue I have with take homes is that they love to be the first step, not the middle one. you can probably weed out a lot of candidates and pay only the ones you seriously consider with this approach.
Also solves a lot of spec work issues in other industries.
- 2 calls with recruiting and whatever technical screen you want.
- Take home that is paid X amount
- follow up take home review to verify they did it
- offer.
Big issue I have with take homes is that they love to be the first step, not the middle one. you can probably weed out a lot of candidates and pay only the ones you seriously consider with this approach.
Also solves a lot of spec work issues in other industries.