For context, the take home we're looking to do would happen after we've already interviewed them. We're not thinking of anything huge — something like an hour of work.

We're also doing a paid trial period, though that would be after the interview + take home.

Apologies if I came in too hot - none of this is a judgement against anything. I just see trends in the industry at large and expect a lot of newbies to be lurking. For every however many honest businesses, I get the sense more are unscrupulous

If nothing else, take this as a scar some of those who are interested may be carrying