Engineering interviews are fundamentally flawed. Let me explain: 3 weeks ago, I had an interview at the big G. I wanted the job sooooo badly that I was insanel

Engineering interviews are fundamentally flawed. Let me explain: 3 weeks ago, I had an interview at the big G. I wanted the job sooooo badly that I was insanely nervous during the interview. The interviewer asked me to write a piece of recursive code and I fell flat on my face. In my nervous state, I couldn't keep the problem and variables in my head. I had no concentration/focus whatsoever. When the call was over, I did the task in about 20 minutes. No problem. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND why coding under pressure, while someone is watching and judging, should be a part of coding interviews. Some people may be highly affected by the pressure. Others may have no problem with it at all. This means that people who are naturally more nervous are going to underperform lesser engineers who don't get nervous. Now, if coding under pressure is part of the job, great. Then this method is appropriate. But it never is. Coding is a solitary, concentrated, focused effort. To test someone outside that natural environment is to not test them at all. I honestly don't get it.