> I've had plenty of people crush the theory portion of the interview and be poor performers on the job (slow coding, low volume output) I think the reason for

> I've had plenty of people crush the theory portion of the interview and be poor performers on the job (slow coding, low volume output) I think the reason for that observation relates to why these interview tests are generally a waste of time. Based on the tests that I've seen, they are 'recall lots of useless information' tests. That means it's actually possible to study for these interview tests (if you have the desire) and if you can ace the test by just spending time memorizing answers. However, 'slow coding' has very little to do with coding and everything to do with problem solving. You only learn how to problem solve through lived experience and many people never learn that skill. These interview tests generally fail only because they're not actually testing for the skills needed to do the job.