It’s incredibly uncomfortable when a candidate can’t fizzbuzz. I used to use it as a warm up before hiring in big tech, where the process is very defined. I ha

It’s incredibly uncomfortable when a candidate can’t fizzbuzz. I used to use it as a warm up before hiring in big tech, where the process is very defined. I had one candidate take the entire first half of the interview to solve it, and I guided him very strongly the entire time. By the time he was half way through, he had so much sweat pouring from his face he looked like he was running a marathon. It was very awkward and uncomfortable for me. Like fishtoaster’s #3 above, these candidates came through recruiters where we specified the technologies we wanted.