I think OP point is that everyone a bit skilled at interviewing knows what you are looking for in the answer and will craft you a solid retelling of something w

I think OP point is that everyone a bit skilled at interviewing knows what you are looking for in the answer and will craft you a solid retelling of something which didn’t actually happen. Don’t get me wrong it’s a good skill to have. You want people who understand what’s expected of them and can craft you a solid story. It’s just that there is better question to ask if you want to test for that. > "I had to schedule a meeting across 10 different departments and get agreement on changing an internal process." That’s a good exemple. I don’t interview developers but I have seen similar situations happen in plenty of interviews. You are telling me you have the pull to get a large cross-departments meeting organised and enough political savviness to get internal policy changed but are now interviewing to be a developer. I would find that strange and have a ton of follow-up questions.