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The example I use to find out if a new company is right for me
Interviews are a two-way street — you’re interviewing them as much as they’re interviewing you, so do it right
Interviews are a two-way street to see if you have the skills required to perform the job, and are a good fit for the company, but equally so for the candidate to gauge whether the company is a match for them. There’s nothing worse than landing a new job and realising that the culture is not a match for you. During the interview process there are specific questions that you’ll ask where you can expect a clear-cut answer — what’s the company’s mission? How is the team constructed? What processes do you follow? What is the remote work policy? etc. Other things you can ask but, knowing that they want someone to fill the role, you can never quite be sure you’re getting a straight answer — what’s the culture like? What is diversity and inclusion like in the company? How ethical is the company and team I am thinking of joining? What values do you espouse? etc.
Feeling out the interviewers with specific examples
When answering interview questions, I tend to use the STAR model (Situation, Task, Action, Result). Wherever I can, I use examples that reflect what is important to me —…
