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# Hiring Without Whiteboards
A listing of companies (or teams) that don't do "whiteboard" interviews. "Whiteboards" is used as a metaphor, and is a _symbol_ for the kinds of CS trivia questions that are associated with bad interview practices. Whiteboards are not bad CS trivia questions are. Using sites like HackerRank/LeetCode _probably_ fall into a similar category.
A list of companies (or teams) that don't do "whiteboard" interviews. "Whiteboards" is used as a metaphor, and is a _symbol_ for the kinds of CS trivia questions that are associated with bad interview practices. Whiteboards are not bad CS trivia questions are. Using sites like HackerRank/LeetCode _probably_ fall into a similar category.
The companies and teams listed here use interview techniques and questions that resemble day-to-day work for example pairing on a real world problem, or a paid/unpaid take home exercise. Read (and contribute to) [our recommendations](RECOMMENDATIONS.md) for ways to conduct better interviews.
The companies and teams listed here use interview techniques and questions that resemble day-to-day work. For example, pairing on a real world problem or a paid/unpaid take home exercise. Read (and contribute to) [our recommendations](RECOMMENDATIONS.md) for ways to conduct better interviews.
### tl;dr
- Discussing a real world problem (with or without whiteboard) is 👍