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I'm dumbfounded by the mentality of "I don't do XYZ" when you're going to an interview. Guess what? They'll find that arrogant. If you really do suck at using
by pslam 15y ago
I'm dumbfounded by the mentality of "I don't do XYZ" when you're going to an interview. Guess what? They'll find that arrogant.
If you really do suck at using a whiteboard, here's a really far-out incredibly expensive and time consuming idea: Go to Office World and buy a small one for $10.
- lutorm 15y agoEven easier: write on a window. I've used this to practice talks in hotel rooms, where you really won't find a whiteboard.
- jrockway 15y agoPersonally, I would not be bothered by this. If the candidate really won't use a whiteboard, yeah, that's strange, but it's not going to sway my opinion one way or the other. Ultimately, interviews stress people out, and I take that into account when I'm analyzing someone's performance. I care about the programming ability of the person I'm interviewing, not their interviewing ability. The worse interviewing ability, actually, the less chance there is that they're going to leave. So actually, asking to not use the whiteboard might count in their favor :)