So, what do hiring managers in tech want to hear about instead?

For the most part, they want to learn about what you think about their product and how you can help them improve and beat out their competitors.

"They want you to come into an interview and be able to talk about that," Syed says. "Here it's like you need to research the hell out of the company. Understand the competitors. Understand where the industry's going. Understand why someone would want to be a part of this company. That kind of ties into 'Okay this guy's really passionate about our product. He really wants to be here. Let's take him seriously.'"