Biggest problem is any of these can be rehearsed and the best interviews are spontaneous ones where the person opens up into uncharted authentic territory vs ca

Biggest problem is any of these can be rehearsed and the best interviews are spontaneous ones where the person opens up into uncharted authentic territory vs canned responses. Of these, I've only been asked questions 5-9 back circa 1990 when I was just starting out and the "where do you see yourself in 5 years" and "what are your strengths/weaknesses" were ubiquitous. Something must have happened in HR world in the 2000's because interviewers stopped asking these questions even thought I was still hiring for dev positions so maybe a memo went out or possibly the internet was blowing up. By the 2010's I was 20+ years into my career and at that point your CV speaks for itself and they just want to know if you are going to be behaviorally difficult person. Interviewing very senior people is a much more difficile proposition. When I was 20 (cusp of 21) and hiring for internships my mentor told me the answer to "where do you want to be" should be "in your seat" but I my mentor was so old he didn't understand the concept of HR people giving the first interview lolololol.