All the interviews I have had with major tech companies involved white board exercises except for one. The one that didn't involve a white board focused on dis

All the interviews I have had with major tech companies involved white board exercises except for one. The one that didn't involve a white board focused on discussing prior accomplishments in context of the job to see if there is alignment. I think white boards are great if you use the information you gather from them in the proper way. Engineers solve problems, teams create global companies and change the world. I look at white board sessions to see how you can approach a problem, are you big picture or in the weed detail oriented. When I ask the question what do you focus on? Whether you solve the entire problem or not is not the deciding factor in my opinion. Also, I think with the volume or applicants companies are looking for ways for people to prove they as contributed to their resume achievements and were not a back seat passenger the rest of the team carried along.