Interviewing without a whiteboard

Mar 7, 2021 4 Comments

I’m about to start a round of interviews. Google and Facebook so far. How has remote interviewing gone for everyone? I feel like I’ll miss having the whiteboard, at least for the problem solving portion. Once coding gets going it will be nice to have a text editor though.

Do Google or Facebook have you use some kind of virtual whiteboard by chance?

Am I crazy for preferring in person interviews on a whiteboard?

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  • Rackspace / Eng
    Openhar

    Go to company page Rackspace Eng

    Openhar
    I interviewed with Ms and they told me to whiteboard.. I'm like I don't have one. Made me use mspaint and it sucked.
    Mar 7, 2021 0
  • Microchip / Eng
    qpPW48

    Go to company page Microchip Eng

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    qpPW48
    I've definitely found it easier to write down my ideas on the problem and illustrate things on a whiteboard before getting into the entire overall design of the algorithm for an lc problem

    With the virtual interviews it's more just bullet points for those who do not offer virtual whiteboards which is not as useful...

    One time I used a piece of paper for myself but it was kinda awkward.

    Even the virtual whiteboards are trash tho unless you had a pad to draw on.
    Mar 7, 2021 0
  • Reliable Software / Eng
    £¥

    Reliable Software Eng

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    Use iPad if u have it or buy a cheap Wacom drawing tablet
    Mar 7, 2021 1