&gt; <i>A coding test doesn&#x27;t tell you how well a candidate can collaborate.</i><p>Agreed.<p>&gt; <i>But white boarding is excellent for answering all those questions.</i><p>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, <i>needs</i> the job.<p>That is the social dynamic in the room.<p>That doesn&#x27;t go away by saying &quot;Let&#x27;s play pretend like we are working on a project as equals&quot;.<p>Interviewers will often discuss their rationale as if the candidates know what it is, or that they should be able to know it.<p>For instance, &quot;I want to see if they can take suggestions and run with it&quot;.<p>Great, how does the candidate know that&#x27;s what you want? Maybe the last interview they were in wanted to see if they could take bad advice and quickly explain why that strategy wouldn&#x27;t work.<p>Those both look the same from a candidate&#x27;s point of view. They need to toss the dice and assume they interpret your intentions clearly.<p>&gt; <i>Being willing to jump through hoops means you&#x27;re willing to cooperate and go the extra mile</i><p>I don&#x27;t know if I fully agree, but working at a big company <i>does</i> involve a lot of hoop jumping in your day-to-day, so I guess it <i>is</i> something good to test for.