I just finished my interview process with a couple FAANGs and a few other companies, and was a little surprised by how "memorizable" it was, depending on the company. I'm not talking about the topics but rather the process -- ie you might follow a framework for coding interviews like 1) ask clarifying questions, 2) run thru an example, 3) state brute force, 4) solve it optimally (hopefully), etc.
It felt like some sort of bougie "fashion" (or hazing ritual like everyone likes to call it) that candidates needed to follow in order to land the job. Even for system design I felt the same trend was there.
Also recently went through a bunch of tech interviews, and had a similar experience. Felt the exact same as doing consulting case interviews in college. I have my script, I recite the relevant variation for the problem, and I pass the interview.
It’s great for me that I can almost always pass, but I do feel bad for people who never had a chance to just learn the magic words.
It felt like some sort of bougie "fashion" (or hazing ritual like everyone likes to call it) that candidates needed to follow in order to land the job. Even for system design I felt the same trend was there.