I suppose, but when required or expected, I tend to view it as an 80's relic (like the "behavioral" interview) that devolves into something resembling a beauty

I suppose, but when required or expected, I tend to view it as an 80's relic (like the "behavioral" interview) that devolves into something resembling a beauty contest where you're graded on your "poise and confidence"--the style of your responses, in other words, instead of the substance.