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What is your job interview ritual?
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Head over to the website of the company go to the about section and read about their values. They usually list something like teamwork, communication, working autonomously, speed, or quality. You pick 2-3 of these values and that's what you talk about when they ask about yourself.
For the actual technical part it's hard to prepare for. Most people don't actually care about you being perfect but just want to see if you actually are familiar with what you said you are. So as long as you have an idea what you are talking about you will be fine.
Even if you don't know the answer, just come up with something that could work. Don't just say you don't know. Explain your train of thought as to why your solution could work. And any other ideas you might have.
I disagree with not saying "I don't know". I've interviewed people who refuse to say it and it's pretty easy to tell. And I've worked with people who don't know something and are afraid to admit it - often at the 11th hour, they have to be rescued. It's pretty aggravating IMO
Ultimately, I'd want a team member who was comfortable with admitting that and then had methods to find the answer.
I take what they're saying as "don't just give up/refuse to answer" - it's fine to say "I don't know, but I have a guess on how I'd start/find out" and try to work through that. In a real working environment, this is more how it'd work, and if someone truly didn't know where to start, usually the co-worker would try to help, which is not always how interviews go.