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I would rather spend 3-4 hours working on a take home test rather than writing on whiteboard.

Last year, I did take home test for 5 different companies and all 5 of them invited me to the next round. I yet to have a successful whiteboarding interview.

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But did you get any of those jobs? I wouldn't call being invited to the next round successful if you don't get the job. In fact it's a loss, more lost time for the candidate.

Yeah seriously - "rounds" don't mean anything unless they publish numbers, and even then it's sketchy. You need to be able to verify that they're actually there to shrink the pool, not just provide the impression of it. Take-homes are free for the company to issue.

So you're saying you spent 15-20 hours just in order to get interviews. Many, many folks would not have the time for that.

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