Personally I find software engineering to have the worst hiring process of any industry or type of job. Simply put it is just cancerous and detrimental to people who are passionate about computer engineering. I recently had an interview with a company where the recruiter asked me if I would rather use C or C++ even though the company worked on embedded hardware. Why would it matter if when I told them I know both and love both? I’ll obviously use whatever is needed by the company. And this was for a <3 years of experience job.