# Recommendations for companies that do "whiteboard" interviews

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- Instead of using questions that bear no resemblance to the role, adapt the question so that it does. A screening question can be easily adapted so that it applies a "real world" requirement
- Take-home exercises can be good. Please try to:
  - time-box them (e.g. under 4 hours)
  - only allow use of stdlib
  - pay the candidate for their time
- Give the candidate options:
  - Some candidates might not have the time necessary to complete a take-home exercise. In those scenarios, allow the candidate to take their laptop in to perform a shorter exercise (e.g. pair program on a small issue)
  - Some candidates prefer the whiteboard when discussing a problem, let them