In a similar vein, I view whiteboard interviews (and required prep) similar to professional exams, like the Bar exam for lawyers. While I think it's unreasonabl

In a similar vein, I view whiteboard interviews (and required prep) similar to professional exams, like the Bar exam for lawyers. While I think it's unreasonable to expect good professionals to be able to pass such exams without a lot of practice, it's perhaps not as unreasonable to expect good professionals to be able to pass such exams if they study. Nobody likes tests, but I suspect that a high percentage of the good programmers who belly ache about whiteboard interviewers could in fact get good at them if they put in the time. So yes, whiteboard interviews or not optimal and they are unfair, but if you are rejecting them out of hand and refusing to study for them, you are only taking away some opportunities. I say this as someone who hasn't had to do a whiteboard interview for 10+ years. The jury is out as to whether I'll take the pain to study for them again should I do a full job search among tech companies again. Also: note to author, I believe, "They have little co-relation" in your opening paragraph should be "They have little correlation".