I was recently on an interviewing committee which passed on a highly qualified candidate because he seemed too tightly wound and swore a couple of times. We pas

I was recently on an interviewing committee which passed on a highly qualified candidate because he seemed too tightly wound and swore a couple of times. We passed on another candidate because his point of view seemed more entrepreneurial than our division could sustain--we figured he'd get tired of the same old stuff and search outside his boundaries for a bigger challenge (not always a bad thing for us, just not in this position). Point is, to land a competitive position, you have to nail the basics (but you probably wouldn't be flying anywhere if you didn't), but you also have to prove that you would fit the "corporate culture." Don't underestimate it--it's basically the only way an interviewer can justify not hiring a candidate whose skills are otherwise perfectly in sync.