Totally agreed. > Failing so spectacularly in an interview shook me to my core. He didn't fail spectacularly, he just didn't get the job. He's lucky he got ac

Totally agreed. > Failing so spectacularly in an interview shook me to my core. He didn't fail spectacularly, he just didn't get the job. He's lucky he got actionable feedback from a friend to improve. Most bigger companies won't give a reason for a rejection nowadays for legal reasons. I, however, have truly failed spectacularly in an interview. While it temporarily killed my confidence, it did make me a better interviewee in the long run. I learned the concepts that stumped me in the interview, and I had a little less fear in the next interview since it couldn't get worse.