As I mentioned to coworkers a while ago, at this point in my career I am extremely reluctant to reject a candidate for "culture" reasons. It's a nebulous and ne

As I mentioned to coworkers a while ago, at this point in my career I am extremely reluctant to reject a candidate for "culture" reasons. It's a nebulous and nearly completely meaningless term, which allows all sorts of terrible prejudice to sneak in under a guise of quasi-objectivity. We have a job that needs doing, and we evaluate whether candidates can perform in that position. Period.