Yes, mention the cool coding project! We&#x27;re mostly average[1], most companies&#x2F;jobs are average, and most employers should and do value our average accomplishments[2]! If you enthusiastically and knowledgeably describe a cool coding project you&#x27;ll be winning vs most people I&#x27;ve interviewed.<p>If you&#x27;re going for CTO of SpaceX, yes, you&#x27;ll need some overwhelming accomplishments. If you&#x27;re going for developer role 437 at SpaceX, less so :)<p>[1] when compared to peers, e.g the people going for the same jobs as you<p>[2] and will definitely prefer a nice &#x27;average&#x27; person, to an obnoxious &#x27;genius&#x27;