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Everybody is doing these hiring processes for software developers differently. How do you best assess hard and soft skills? I think it would be interesting to get different perspectives and to discuss the pros and cons of each type of interview/assignment.

Some processes I have done when applying for jobs are:

phone screen, non-technical interview, 1-2h home assignment, technical interview

non-technical interview, 4-8h home assignment, technical interview, hr interview

4h home assignment, technical interview, team interview, hr interview

non-technical interview, hr interview (no technical)

I think the first one is a good balance between technical and non-technical interviews and it has a good pace too. I dislike doing a long home assignment before any other interview as it feels a huge potential time waster.

Are employers still doing whiteboard problems? They seem to be disliked by most developers I have met.