[sethammons]

Interviews are stressful. I recall an interview years ago where I totally blanked on how to write an SQL JOIN. 3 seconds after the interview, it came right back. I can recall the two interviewers exchanging glances that I interpreted as "wow, this guy is a waste of our time." Totally sucked. Very defeating. A different place took me on a few interviews later, and it worked out really well for me (glad I didn't get that other gig!).

A buddy at work wrote this: "I’m Not Great at Technical Interviews. How I Got Hired": https://sendgrid.com/blog/im-great-technical-interviews-got-... (dang, those url slugs are terrible).

His 'briefcase problem' made hiring him a no-brainer; I recall our excitement to just hire him. He may be the best hire I've ever been a part of. Maybe a similar approach could help you.