&gt; A coding test doesn&#x27;t tell you how well a candidate can collaborate.<p>My solution for this is a pair programming interview:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.quora.com&#x2F;What-are-the-best-programming-interview-questions-youve-ever-asked-or-been-asked&#x2F;answer&#x2F;William-Pietri?share=1" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.quora.com&#x2F;What-are-the-best-programming-interview...</a><p>Like a whiteboard I&#x27;m there for everything that happens and can judge collaborative ability. And like a coding test, I&#x27;m seeing what people really do.<p>I may also do some whiteboard work, as being able to talk over an idea is also part of the job. But that&#x27;s not in the &quot;please do something arbitrary that you will never have to do in real life&quot; vein. I try to make the whiteboard work as much like real work as possible.