Ask HN: How to improve a whiteboard interview performance?
I have recently started looking for a new job. And I think I have a performance problem when it comes to a whiteboard interview.<p>I often struggle to come up with any kind of specific solution on the spot even if I can outline the general idea. I don&#x27;t usually feel particularly nervous, so it is not that. Shortly after an interview ends, on my walk outside, I often have a breakthrough when the solution comes to me in a much greater detail, so that I can articulate it much better at least to myself.<p>I have also noticed that I can typically only solve Medium problems on LeetCode within an hour when left alone. Hard problems often take me a couple of hours at least.<p>The observations above make me think that maybe I&#x27;m slow and&#x2F;or ill equipped when it comes to solving problems on the go. And certain types of problems are easier for me to solve in solitude.<p>Does anyone have any suggestions what I can do improve my onsite performance? I will of course keep on practicing, but certain opportunities are getting away from me.