While that might be the case for people you've known - I've seen it with people who prepared even more than the last time. I've also seen the opposite - right?

While that might be the case for people you've known - I've seen it with people who prepared even more than the last time. I've also seen the opposite - right? People don't prepare anywhere near as much as the last time and still get offers. I've seen folks get offers at Google and spent maybe a few hours preparing. Luck is just a very wild component.