Sorry: I misunderstood slightly, thinking it was something you put to them. In our tech interviewing I ignore self-assessed ratings, finding them useless for t

Sorry: I misunderstood slightly, thinking it was something you put to them. In our tech interviewing I ignore self-assessed ratings, finding them useless for the reason you do, but I don't hold it against them if they're inaccurate just for the reasons I outlined.