This methodology may correctly filter the candidates the author is seeking, but if this made up the bulk of any interview I attended, it would probably turn me off the role.<p>FWIW, when I attend an interview, as either party, I want to have a discussion, a bit of back-and-forth, and crucially to determine if it&#x27;s likely we&#x27;d be able to get on, day to day. Coding competency is <i>not</i> the only important thing. And anyway, it can easily be established via a bit of white-boarding, conversation, and preparatory reviews of any existing work they have online. If you are in doubt, then maybe pair on a fun little algorithm,... something that&#x27;s not solved, and not dull. Something original would be best.<p>Being given a pre-packaged task to complete feels very procedural and bland...