Comment: I think whiteboards get unnecessary flak when the real culprits are games and riddles. I would argue that using a whiteboard to convey ideas is a fundamental skill if one has to work in a creative team.
Question: How do you validate that the posted company or job position doesn't need whiteboard? Is it after the fact, as in a disgruntled candidate complaining? I couldn't find any information about this on the site.
> I would argue that using a whiteboard to convey ideas is a fundamental skill if one has to work in a creative team.
Yet a lot of people are never really taught to do it. Perhaps they pick up this fundamental skill just fine after a couple whiteboarding sessions in the company.
If a company is rejecting candidates for not having a skill that is really easy and quick to obtain, they'd better not be one of these companies that keep complaining about shortage of talent.
Question: How do you validate that the posted company or job position doesn't need whiteboard? Is it after the fact, as in a disgruntled candidate complaining? I couldn't find any information about this on the site.