The Startup Chat With Steli And Hiten

In today’s episode of The Startup Chat, Steli and Hiten talk about take-home assignments for job applicants. This topic was chosen as a result of mistakes that were made at recent hirings at Close.io and as take-home assignments is an integral part of the hiring process. In this week’s episode, Steli and Hiten share their thoughts on what take-home assignments are, how to approach them, mistakes to avoid when handing them out and much more. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:00 About today’s topic. 00:39 Why this topic was chosen. 01:34 A take-home assignment for a recent job posting at Close. 02:17 Hiten’s view on take-home assignments. 02:37 The only way to understand what a person can do. 02:49 An example of a contract to hire approach. 03:10 Why it’s a good idea to have every candidate carry out the same. 04:01 Why you don’t want to give them work that relates too close to your company. 05:10 How to give out take-home assignments. 05:34 Why you should give assignments that are limited in scope. 3 Key Points: I