If an interviewer asks how you would solve a problem and there's a whiteboard in the room, be ready to use it. Hiring managers want to see how you think through problems and solutions so take the opportunity to walk them through your thought process by writing the building blocks of your strategy on the whiteboard. Invite them to brainstorm with you. And don't worry about getting the answer wrong. The whole purpose is to show them how you problem solve and invite others to participate in the process.
If you're uncomfortable using the whiteboard, you could bring your laptop to the interview and have a chart prepared to show them how you thought through a similar problem. You can show how you solved the problem as well as the final outcome. This can create a great dialog and powerful interview presence.
Armed with this mindset you should have greater confidence and be seen as a candidate the company truly wants to hire.
Caroline Stokes is the founder of FORWARD, an executive headhunting and executive coaching company designed for global innovation leaders. She is the host of The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter Podcast and author of Elephants Before Unicorns: Emotionally Intelligent HR Strategies to Save Your Company.