One memorable part of getting paid coaching for interviews was the admonishment "There is no place for honesty in a behavioral interview. No one is going to check on your story."
It makes sense though. The employer will lie constantly in one of those interviews. It's best to shore up your chances. This is the system employers wanted so give it to them. It's not like you'll be working there in three years anyway.
> Well, that could certainly give the prospective employers plenty of information about the way you behave.
That's the beauty; how would they know? The information is completely unverifiable so all such an interview does is find the person best at telling you what you want to hear.
Well, that could certainly give the prospective employers plenty of information about the way you behave.
I wonder how many lies the coach told you about themselves and their qualifications, on the belief that you'd never check on their story.