And the culture is also promoting gameable interviews that tell one absolutely nothing to the interviewee about a candidate except that he has managed to parrot

And the culture is also promoting gameable interviews that tell one absolutely nothing to the interviewee about a candidate except that he has managed to parrot an answer from a online guide or DDIA. I am sure a skilled interviewee can find the difference between a guy who knows his System design from one that does not. But its paradoxical to have a guide prepare someone on so many topics of which only 1% is what one person has done in their life.