&gt; I disagree. There is no team social dynamic in a white-board interview. There is one person in a position of power who is judging you with a critical eye. The other person is being judged and either really wants this job or, worse, needs the job.<p>Well, it <i>could</i> be like that, and that&#x27;s the popular conception, but it doesn&#x27;t <i>need</i> to be like that.  If it was handled more like a small meeting with them all contributing (but the interviewers possibly holding back some as needed to allow the interviewee to contribute), you could probably get a fairly good idea of how quickly they grasp concepts from other, how familiar they are with what they are trying to to, and how well they collaborate.