I don't want to assume anything about the parent background. When I see things like "1000 applicants" I assume these are likely to be either generic roles, or well publicised roles. Even then, most of those 1000 people are unlikely to pass phone screens.
If you go for the long tail of jobs which need specific backgrounds or unusual combinations of tools, or are simply in "unpopular" or non-technical domains, there is much less competition. It doesn't take much to put yourself ahead of other candidates, but to do this well it's a long play and it make take a few moves to get into the job you really want.
Asking what you should focus on requires more context about you - what's your background and what job do you want? Are you currently failing to get jobs (and do you know why)?
I don't think anything has changed in the last five years in terms of what a whiteboard "structured" interview is. It depends on the company. It's well known that lots of places just crib from leetcode.
If you go for the long tail of jobs which need specific backgrounds or unusual combinations of tools, or are simply in "unpopular" or non-technical domains, there is much less competition. It doesn't take much to put yourself ahead of other candidates, but to do this well it's a long play and it make take a few moves to get into the job you really want.
Asking what you should focus on requires more context about you - what's your background and what job do you want? Are you currently failing to get jobs (and do you know why)?
I don't think anything has changed in the last five years in terms of what a whiteboard "structured" interview is. It depends on the company. It's well known that lots of places just crib from leetcode.