I agree with you; I'm one of those who suck at whiteboarding. But I can't think of a better way to weed out the slackers who ride on the coattails of others. Tr

I agree with you; I'm one of those who suck at whiteboarding. But I can't think of a better way to weed out the slackers who ride on the coattails of others. Trust me, I've been burnt many times in my career. I've seen presentations of my work with other people's names on them; I've seen patents published on my work; I've seen top-level "distinguished researchers" take credit for the work done by my team. Generally, if the interviewer relies on other cues _along_ with whiteboarding (like working on the problem with the interviewee in a collaborative manner), then it can be a decent signal.