I don't agree that interviews for "competitive" jobs are inherently stressful. Insofar as any interview is nerve-wracking - I agree that's unavoidable. The poin

I don't agree that interviews for "competitive" jobs are inherently stressful. Insofar as any interview is nerve-wracking - I agree that's unavoidable. The point of hiring is finding anyone that's capable of doing the job, not overseeing a gladiator deathmatch. I get the sense that no one is vulnerable enough to admit that hiring is a toss-up and almost intractable problem. Even more annoying is that experienced and competent workers in industry are usually going to be the people that believe they'd be good at judging candidates when there's little evidence that tech competence translates to hiring competence.