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I think the answer is, use your network. Contact people you have worked with, or people who have worked with people you have worked with. This is another sort of credibility beyond that of a programming test (and covers some of the areas that a test can't, like ability to deliver and communication).

That is what worked for me in my last job search (1 year ago).

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Programming tests are what generally have me shying away from finding another job. It really makes me feel like I'm back at school trying to prove myself for a test, when in fact my portfolio on github or whatever I've included with my resume to the hiring/hr/interviewer should suffice.

But a whiteboard test? It's almost insulting.

Problem is that against many other people, most of the hiring board doesn't know if you or some resume-stuffing placement service actually did all the work you said. Plagerism and faked credentials are way more expensive to susse out than an hour or two interview.

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