Totally agree. Also, not everyone is a good story teller. I'd find it difficult to pick one such occurrence ("Tell me about a time when ...") and describe it vi

Totally agree. Also, not everyone is a good story teller. I'd find it difficult to pick one such occurrence ("Tell me about a time when ...") and describe it vividly in a blink of an eye. My answers tend to be laconic and concrete, especially when I'm nervous (which is somewhat natural during interviews). Such questions might be great for managing roles, but not so good for technical ones imho.