one thing to keep in mind: one component of the outcome is in your control (your skill, how much prep you've put in -- especially for things like interview tec

one thing to keep in mind: one component of the outcome is in your control (your skill, how much prep you've put in -- especially for things like interview technique that you won't otherwise use on the job), and the other component is controlled by factors completely outside your control (which bunch of interviewers get pulled out of the hat on the day, which idiosyncratic aspects they focus on, which exact questions they ask you, if the interviewers got enough sleep, if the job advertisement is a sham they've put on for HR but they've already decided to promote an internal candidate to fill the role...) so don't get too discouraged by the outcome from any particular interview, part of that is hugely variable and essentially random. focus on putting the effort into the bits in your control and maximising the number of situations you create where your prep could pay off.