As long as you make every effort to avoid ditching with a high wing plane, does it matter to the interviewers? C-130 Initial Training never discussed the advantages or dis-. of a high wing plane.
Do they want you to second-guess engineering design or be a pilot?
If you fly it at the correct speeds (aren't these developed by test pilots?) and follow THEIR procedures, then why does the decision of the original Fokker engineers, in the 50s or 60s, to use a high wing make a difference??
Why does any of this help you become a very good employee or pilot?