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I like to give short term contracts to promising applicants. It filters both good and bad for different reasons but it works.

I pay $100/hour and give them a week (but time boxed to 8 hours). They can do it in their off time.

Much cheaper than the alternative which is to waste 2-4 hours per candidate.

I feel like the most interested and serious candidates will be shut out by this.