Of course, you know what will get you hired every time? If someone interviewing you liked you personally. I know I'm going out on a limb here, but I bet that i

Of course, you know what will get you hired every time? If someone interviewing you liked you personally. I know I'm going out on a limb here, but I bet that in most companies 85% of the hiring decision comes down to this, and the urgency of filling the position. Affinity hiring also comes into play much of the time, i.e. people hire others of the same sex / educational background / interests as them. If an interviewer personally likes you and believes that you are similar to them, the whole equation is flipped around: they have to find reasons NOT to hire you.