Wow, that headline is a stick in the mud on a nuanced topic. > What’s your biggest weakness? Where do you see yourself in five years? Why do you want this job

Wow, that headline is a stick in the mud on a nuanced topic. > What’s your biggest weakness? Where do you see yourself in five years? Why do you want this job? Why are you leaving your current job? I do a lot of tech & business interviews, and I don't ask those questions (unless they've recently left A LOT of jobs). I ask situational questions to understand how they think, who they talk to, what research they did to understand the problem, and the solution (was it simple?). If they tell me they built a Rube Goldberg machine, I ask if they would have done anything different with hindsight. If they don't realize they built a Rube Goldberg machine, well, perhaps they won't be a good fit. I look for people who can solve problems, do their own research, ask for help when they get stuck, aren't afraid to attempt solutions (many that will knowingly fail) and have the introspection to identify failures and admit it are generally people you want to hire for senior positions. Now I admit that it's a lot harder to hire this way for junior positions, when they have less examples, less job history, etc. Educational projects are a substitute, as well as working on personal projects.