I think there's a very simple rule anyone can and should follow to not fuck up interviews: Don't ask people to do things in the interview you wouldn't expect th

I think there's a very simple rule anyone can and should follow to not fuck up interviews: Don't ask people to do things in the interview you wouldn't expect them to do in the job. Examples: (1) Do people in this job regularly write code on the whiteboard? Lack access to a search engine? No. Then don't do it in the interview. (2) Do people in the job design spice racks for blind people? No. Then don't ask them to do this in the interview. (3) Do people in the job regularly find themselves coding something on the level of fizz buzz? Yes? Go ahead and ask! (4) Do people in the job regularly find themselves writing code to traverse linked lists? Find loops in graphs? Yes? Go ahead and ask. Verify people have the skills they need to do the job you're hiring for. It really really is as simple as that.