It's not that they CAN be gamed. It is that they NEED to be gamed. They want you to want the position. They want you to explicitly study and prepare for the po

It's not that they CAN be gamed. It is that they NEED to be gamed. They want you to want the position. They want you to explicitly study and prepare for the position. Sure you could go from zero to ready to interview Google over the course of the year. But I feel like most experienced software developers would only have to study for a month or so to really brush up on interview questions.