I interviewed a whole lot of people when I was in Amazon and no candidate was rejected, in my memory, for not knowing a tool, a framework, one language or one c

I interviewed a whole lot of people when I was in Amazon and no candidate was rejected, in my memory, for not knowing a tool, a framework, one language or one category of technologies. The interview topics of on-sites are general enough and focused on principles, and, by far, the large majority of candidates are rejected for giving vague and superficial answers. My experience convinced me that, as a candidate, I don't want to divide my time preparing and interviewing for many "typical" companies. I instead focus on very few interesting ones and maximize my chances there. "shotgun versus sniper" if you will: you need one good offer, not 10 so-so ones. Among other reasons, the typical buzzword-driven company is less likely to be an interesting environment to work in.