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I never did well in interviews wherein someone asked me to solve a problem while they watch. Too conscious of their presence, I suppose. Give me time to think w

I never did well in interviews wherein someone asked me to solve a problem while they watch. Too conscious of their presence, I suppose. Give me time to think without someone breathing down my neck and I can demonstrate my aptitude. So, seems to me a better approach for some candidates is to allow them to do some of the work from home or otherwise unattended. It's a more realistic work scenario anyway. But, these types of interviews are de rigueur. Am I that unusual in finding this challenging?

Luyt 11y ago
Nope, I used to be somewhat nervous too, when someone was watching me. Not knowing where to begin, doing things slower than normal, losing my train of thought, etc... I did two things to overcome this: 1) showing people source code on my laptop while browsing, navigating and explaining it, and 2) develop new features in a coffee shop with lots of people around. I guess I found the nearby physical presence of someone distracting - but not anymore.