In the real world, teams need people with different strengths. Skills like conscientiousness help balance out other people who like to forge ahead and get thin

In the real world, teams need people with different strengths. Skills like conscientiousness help balance out other people who like to forge ahead and get things working without covering all the details. Do keep in mind that some styles of interviewing seem to select for people's stress level during the interview process. If you want to improve your likelihood of finding a job in the space you're interested in, then try working on an open source project in the areas you're interested in. Write your own version of a tool. It doesn't need to be unique, as the goal is to build up a portfolio showing your strengths. Being able to show off real code you've written is going to be far better at selling your skills than any interview is.