Too Long; Didn't Read
Interview projects are take home tests for job candidates. They demonstrate a candidate can help solve your company’s near term need, in addition to the culture and interpersonal skills reflected through in-person and phone interviews. However, when you find an incredible candidate, they may push back on completing an interview project. Here’s why interview projects are essential to making good hires, whereas <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/business/in-head-hunting-big-data-may-not-be-such-a-big-deal.html?_r=1&" target="_blank">onsite interviews are only partial assessments</a> and don’t correlate with job performance.