> Am I applying to the wrong jobs? I believe you're applying to the right jobs, it's probably just that the interviewers are trying to do what they think is th

> Am I applying to the wrong jobs? I believe you're applying to the right jobs, it's probably just that the interviewers are trying to do what they think is the "popular" way of going about technical interviews. Best way to handle this IMO - ask yourself: Are you ok with putting up with this in order to get the job? If so, study study study. Buy the recommended books (there are tons of HN threads on this topic) and study! However, if you decide that you're not going to be the monkey boy for anyone, only go so far as displaying that you know the fundamentals of sound programming (e.g., binary search, linked lists, all basic data structures, etc). None of the crazy/wacky/never-used stuff. A lot of modern interviewing isn't about finding talented programmers, it's about finding those who know how to follow their (albeit implicit) rules. You study, we give you the job, you don't, we won't. Edit: change "the" to "your" in last sentence