Presumably a lot fewer people send in completed coding projects, so you are competing against fewer other candidates.
If you are good at selling yourself, whiteboard interviews are awesome.
If you are nervous in interview situations, starting with a project could be an advantage.
Edited to add: coming in for a whiteboard interview will also take few hours of your time (or longer if you need to travel). A sample project can be done whenever you want.
If you are good at selling yourself, whiteboard interviews are awesome.
If you are nervous in interview situations, starting with a project could be an advantage.
Edited to add: coming in for a whiteboard interview will also take few hours of your time (or longer if you need to travel). A sample project can be done whenever you want.