2,500 technical interviews? That would mean that you've been interviewing someone every day for 6 years straight. Assuming 3 interviews per day, that would be 2 years straight including Saturdays and Sundays.
I don't doubt you but having been a manager myself for 7+ years, I real have trouble believing that "every single one of them has had to code". I've done 500+ interviews myself and most have focused on coding questions but not all. I personally think that focusing on code 100% is really a big mistake in interviewing.
Of course, if you mean by "interviews", interviews done by a team where some someone on the team focused on code, then I agree with you. I would often find myself focusing on character questions or past experience while other members of my team focused on the coding questions.
I don't doubt you but having been a manager myself for 7+ years, I real have trouble believing that "every single one of them has had to code". I've done 500+ interviews myself and most have focused on coding questions but not all. I personally think that focusing on code 100% is really a big mistake in interviewing.
Of course, if you mean by "interviews", interviews done by a team where some someone on the team focused on code, then I agree with you. I would often find myself focusing on character questions or past experience while other members of my team focused on the coding questions.