We all know that hiring is never an easy process. Significant time is spent on writing great copy for ads that usually end up attracting many unqualified candidates.

These smart companies featured below have found neat ways to pre-qualify their candidates through the use of puzzles and problems. The answers to the first two are posted, but the last three are unsolved. Hopefully some of our readers will solve the rest! If no one solves them in a few days, we will post the correct solutions. Also, let us know what you think about this as a technique for recruiting.

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* Answer

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*Answer: "Now Hiring" in ASCII

Now it's your turn.

Solve the last three and post as comments.

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Ad for a job found in Manhattan Craigslist (click for large image)

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