Writing code on a whiteboard is a skill in and of itself. How does this awkward experience tell you anything meaningful about how well engineers can truly think and work in their element? Traditionally, developers have to spend hours upon hours going through technical whiteboard interviews. But it’s how engineers have always done it. It’s the industry standard. Today there’s a better way to evaluate skills. Companies are realizing that shifting toward skills-based hiring is the optimal way to get a leg up on competition. CTOs, VP of engineering and directors across industries, from finance to retail and even the government, are implementing skills-based hiring to save hundreds of hours of valuable engineering time.
