I think in images, and always visualize the problem, so I would love doing it on a white-board, I actually find it easier then writing the code itself, and I fi

I think in images, and always visualize the problem, so I would love doing it on a white-board, I actually find it easier then writing the code itself, and I find it very hard to describe the problem in words. While others think in code, and yet other people think in words. So in order to not dismiss a good candidate, explore how they think about problems. Can they describe it with words ? Can they describe it with code ? Or maybe they can only describe it in pictures !? There are also other ways of thinking. Some people think in shapes, then solves the problem like a puzzle making the shapes fit together. These guys/girls might be on savant level and would have a very hard time passing any traditional interview.