AI-forward hiring exercise

Find the person who can turn a messy process into working leverage.

A realistic four-hour exercise built around inbound freight, fragmented operational data, and responsible AI-assisted execution.

22purchase orders
16containers
6unstructured emails
12planted issue types

Download the exercise

The files are separated so the candidate never needs access to the evaluator material.

Candidate-facing

Candidate packet

The complete exercise Darrin can forward directly to an applicant.

  • One-page assignment brief
  • ERP, purchasing, forwarder, and operations data
  • Six synthetic email updates
  • Submission template
Download candidate packet
Confidential · Darrin only

Evaluator master packet

The candidate files plus the material needed to score the work consistently.

  • Expected normalized results
  • Planted-issue answer key
  • 100-point scoring rubric
  • Interview extension and guidance
Download evaluator packet
Do not forward the evaluator master packet to candidates. It contains the answer key and interview-extension guidance.

What this tests

Not whether someone can memorize SQL syntax. It tests whether they can understand relational data, reconcile conflicting evidence, use AI without surrendering judgment, and give a business leader something useful.

Recommended flow

  1. Send the candidate packet.
  2. Enforce the four-hour timebox.
  3. Ask for a five-minute presentation.
  4. Use the hidden customer-order extension.
  5. Score with the included rubric.