When I was in college I preferred take-home coding challenges and whiteboard coding questions than talking through experiences. ...Because I had no experience,

When I was in college I preferred take-home coding challenges and whiteboard coding questions than talking through experiences. ...Because I had no experience, and school projects didn't count. I had time that no one is paying for, I had skills (at least i believed), but no interviews because of experience. So coding challenge is the one thing that I can compete fairly with people with experiences, and I even had an edge because I value my time less. Of course, now I don't. But I was thankful that it is a thing so I can land my first job.