At the risk of repeating what I commented below, I like to say the same thing differently, which seems to resonate with students in the class:<p>Interviewing, by definition, is not a standardized test with a standardized evaluation. On the spectrum of human interactions, it&#x27;s closer to a date, than it&#x27;s to a test.<p>In doing interview coaching&#x2F;training for a living (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;interviewkickstart.com" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;interviewkickstart.com</a>), I see this every day. It&#x27;s frustrating to a certain degree, but also very powerful once understood.<p>Also see my Quora answer here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.quora.com&#x2F;What-are-the-biggest-mistakes-that-engineers-make-when-they-interview-1&#x2F;answer&#x2F;Soham-Mehta-1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.quora.com&#x2F;What-are-the-biggest-mistakes-that-eng...</a>