One of my biggest pet-peeves with the current trends in industry hiring practices are the puzzles. Mainly because I do bring in lots of source code. I write to

One of my biggest pet-peeves with the current trends in industry hiring practices are the puzzles. Mainly because I do bring in lots of source code. I write tonnes of code in my free time. I contribute to open source projects on occasion and have released some too. It's all out in the open. All my blog posts, everything. I'm an open book when it comes to my ability, what I've worked on, etc. Yet 95% of the interviews I've walked into the people sitting across the table from me had to look at my resume while they were shaking my hand to find out my name. Then the puzzles come in the hopes that I will be filtered out quickly so the person interviewing me can get on with their day. I also find that in such an intense situation my brain is hard-wired to find the "right" answer so that I get what I want without getting burned. It's kind of hard to have a jovial discussion about code and logic when you've got a lot riding on getting the job. It's almost Pavlovian.