Why would a candidate mention something unrelated like softball skills in a job interview, and how can this strategy actually help land a job offer?

My mom plays favorites and she allows my sister to do whatever she wants and my dad feels sorry for me and he secretly gives me money every week. I feel bad, should I be?
What would be the global repercussions of outgoing Ukrainian Defense Minister accusing Zelensky's regime apparatchiks and generals of "dysfunctional culture of lies in the military?"