>> in a way that teaches the interviewer something, you've made the job of interviewing much easier.
A tip I have that I don't see much is related to this - good people love to learn, and also generally like to teach, and this goes both ways across the interview table. If you know something the interviewer doesn't and they want you to teach them about it, that's a good sign for your interview outcome, and also a great sign that this is probably someplace you want to work.
And vice-versa - if you don't know something in an interview but you have time to ask the interviewer to explain it, or to point you to a reference where you can learn about it, that'll help a lot with the they-don't-know-this signal, especially in more junior roles. In most technical jobs, it's impossible to already know everything, so demonstrating that you're someone who is always learning is the next best thing to already being the expert they want.
A tip I have that I don't see much is related to this - good people love to learn, and also generally like to teach, and this goes both ways across the interview table. If you know something the interviewer doesn't and they want you to teach them about it, that's a good sign for your interview outcome, and also a great sign that this is probably someplace you want to work.
And vice-versa - if you don't know something in an interview but you have time to ask the interviewer to explain it, or to point you to a reference where you can learn about it, that'll help a lot with the they-don't-know-this signal, especially in more junior roles. In most technical jobs, it's impossible to already know everything, so demonstrating that you're someone who is always learning is the next best thing to already being the expert they want.