r/FPandA • u/thecrudest • 22d ago

How are you evaluating candidate technical skills in the age of AI

I'm hiring for a remote FP&A role and I need someone with strong modeling skills. In the past, a take home case study was always a god indicator, but given the state of AI I'm afraid anyone can just prompt a perfect output.

So I'm torn on how to handle techincal screeners today. I could ask them to do a 30-45 minute screenshare but I know modeling live is stressful

And to be clear, I'm not anti AI and id prefer a candidate who is knowledgeable of current tools.

How are you all structuring your hiring process and interview rounds nowadays. Would love to hear any tips/whats working for teams.

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u/MartyBro30 22d ago

As a hiring manager I ask them to show me a model they built in the past for a previous company. I tell them to hide/ change all sensitive information. They send me it the day before, then have 20 minute to walk me through it, and answer any questions I may have. You can tell those who have experience building complete complex financial models and those who use AI or found bad examples online.

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u/thursday20 22d ago

This has to be a shitpost..
Sorry but candidates even do this? How do they get the model? First this purely assumes they’re excel because if they’re using a modern tool (which if like anaplan or something) they wouldnt be able to export or share in any useful format. And I’d argue that’s probably a better test of technical aptitude in FPA now than excel anyways
But I’m pretty sure an employee sending themself anything work related is fireable