- Do you play any instrument? Say the trumpet, the piano... anything?
I did play the guitar all my life.
- No, I don't.
- Anyone on your family have that "knack" for instruments? Something-something art?
- No mam.
Of course I was turned down.
One thing that I can say about these bullshit questions though, is that to maximize chances, you can go ahead and try to be fun. No funny. Fun.
"Yes, I worked with home-automation, had some clients, I did everything from business to coding..."
instead you can do
"That was a time in my life that I really excited about. You ever had one of those situations where you jump out of bed an you just wanna get to work? Man those were the days... so, home-automation..."
Sucks as an introvert to put with stuff like this, but it only takes an hour, and it's six figures later on.