[OmarIsmail]

If I ever look for a job again my plan is to give the hiring managers my performance reviews from my previous company. There's enough information in them that speaks to the kind of engineer I am in the real workplace working on real projects with real people. I think that + a 1-2 hour conversation to verify that I know what I'm talking about (i.e. I didn't forge the perf review) should be sufficient for hiring manager to assess if I'd be a good fit in their role. I think that will be a lot better/easier for everyone.

[binarytox1n]

The problem with this is that your previous manager may be an idiot who can't accurately judge your skills. You have the same problem: your manager is no more trustworthy than you are, and it's much easier to just have you write some code in front of me to solve this problem.