These screening interviews will rule me out, with high probability
This sounds like a problem that you could put your mind to solving.
This sounds like a problem that you could put your mind to solving.
Yeah, I can do that. Mmmm. And maybe I pass. But other companies won't make me do that...
So, if the aim was screening for people that want to work for Google above all else, then, yes, the screening totally works. But... Google would downsize you and your project coldly if there were financial reason to do so, so...
The other part you should consider is that Google and others of their whiteboarding ilk will likely pay you much more than other companies, except maybe finance. So if other factors don't prevent you, maybe it's worth jumping through the hoops for the pay upgrade.