&gt; Hiring in CS &#x2F; IT is massively more objective compared to most of other fields.<p>That is the illusion many people have convinced themselves of but literally 0 of my coworkers could answer the questions I was asked simply because don&#x27;t have similar responsibilities despite us applying for literally word-for-word identical job ads.<p>The reality is, unless you do X regularly, you simply aren&#x27;t going to be able to impress people with your answer to X.