Really? That's a pretty knee-jerk reaction. A lot of companies will ask multiple technical questions. If a candidate has sweet talked his way into the building

Really? That's a pretty knee-jerk reaction. A lot of companies will ask multiple technical questions. If a candidate has sweet talked his way into the building for an interview without possessing real skills, then a fizzbuzz test will weed out those people in a few minutes. A serious coder could whip up an answer almost instantly. Perhaps the last guy the hiring manager saw that day turned out to be a dud? He might feel an itch to make sure you're not of the same cloth.