I disagree, the type of whiteboard questions you get can completely get taught, and practicing helps. Intellect certainly helps, but it helps in every activity

I disagree, the type of whiteboard questions you get can completely get taught, and practicing helps. Intellect certainly helps, but it helps in every activity. If I wanted to put a negative spin on it: Google is filtering for people with lots of free time on their hands and spend that free time on intellectual pursuits. This makes them more likely to spend their free time staying at work rather than going home and doing something else.