how to be the "most prepared" for any interview (as someone with a 99% success rate)

The person who gets the job is not the most talented person, but the person who is most prepared. So here are all the things that I did to obsessively prepare to get me full-time or internship roles at these companies. I don't tailor every resume, but for the resume drop, it's really important to have different types. I've recruited for both product design and product management. I was able to reframe those same company experiences through the lens of each role. The second thing I did when I got to the interview rounds was stalk the company itself. For me, I was recruiting for design roles, so I reached out to as many designers as I could. When I got the interview, I asked for a 15-minute coffee chat with them. Talking to these people also got me really specific anecdotes about the culture and the company priorities that was able to also later reference in interviews. Third is I repracticed the "tell me about yourself" before every interview. I don't know if it's more of a personal confidence thing, but I do feel like that first impression is so important that I really practice it to a T. It should honestly be no longer than 30 to 40 seconds. You should end off that "tell me about yourself" by tying it back to the company and what brought you there. Fourth, prepare stories, not answers. This is making an actual prep doc. Before you start out, try to anticipate every single question that the interviewer is going to ask you. Write down all of your scenarios. You'll notice after doing a lot of different interviews that you can apply these same scenarios for different types of questions. A time where you worked in a team, a time where you had a conflict, a time where you let a team down, a time where you delivered great results. Lastly, record yourself and watch it back. Personally, I haven't had people do mock interviews with myself, but I found that the best method for me was recording everything on my MacBook, photo booth to see how I'd come across and a zoom. You'll notice a lot of things like mannerisms, your energy level, whether or not you sound too practiced or rehearsed. For myself, I know I can use like a lot. So that was something that I had to cut out of my vocabulary altogether. Let me know if you guys have any questions and hope this helps.