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by et-al 3387 days ago
> I've been in go-mode unremittingly since June of last year, and keep putting relaxation off because I don't want to miss an opportunity.

That's really admirable! But yeah, take care of your mental health too.

When I mentioned Angular/React/Vue, I'd pick one and specialise, but be aware of the others, too. And yes, work on the "behavioral" questions. In another recent interview thread [0], jonasvp and ryandrake had some good insight worth reading.

"These are standard interview questions that you just have to have a prepared, rehearsed answer for that you can rattle off without thinking. There are tons of these types of "behavioral" questions. Tell me about a project that you worked on that failed. Tell me about a time you had to deal with team conflict. Talk about a struggling project that you had to help turn around. You can get a book full of them. Be ready with canned answers for as many as you can and practice them in front of a mirror." [1]

Ultimately, if you've landed an interview, you're pretty much 80% of the way to getting the job. The rest is just showing you're proficient in what you've written about and that you're a likeable person I'd want to work with day in and day out (the dreaded culture fit).

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13874026

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13876602 (specific comment in above thread)