Mercor is embracing old-school Big Tech interview strategies that even Google and Microsoft are ditching

Old-school whiteboard interviews are a big part of this startup's hiring. Aaron Epstein/PEACOCK via Getty Images Mercor's interview strategy diverges from what most of Silicon Valley is moving toward. Mercor prioritizes whiteboarding interviews, which became widespread in the 2010s. The startup's head of product said that AI makes it easy to "offload" thinking. Mercor's interview process is less vibe coding, more whiteboarding. On an episode of the "20VC" podcast released on Saturday,…