The grass is always greener. I switched to software dev from academia. There, instead of whiteboard tests, it was all about networking, letters of recommendation, having the right advisor, etc. I'll take the whiteboard any day!
Good point. Someone was making an argument the other day that a whiteboard algorithm interview is still relevant as it proves that you are able to sit down and learn your algorithms again. (Basically it proves that you are able to learn when needed).
