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By the point we start that aspect we have generally stated an offer will be made. You can generally tell if the person will be a culture fit during the real int
by paulie_a 8y ago
By the point we start that aspect we have generally stated an offer will be made. You can generally tell if the person will be a culture fit during the real interview, if a person can't from just normal human conversation that person shouldn't be interviewing others.
The hobby etc questions were basically just shooting the shit getting to know a potential new member of the team if they accepted.
- extralego 8y agoWTF is “culture fit”??!
- PeterisP 8y agoIn essence, will the existing team like working together with that person, ignoring all the purely professional aspects. Personality, communication, agreeability, compatibility (or conflict-avoidance) regarding various non-work opinions, alignment regarding subjective styles of work (e.g. 'move fast and break things' vs 'verify everything 3 times, even if it causes a delay' - you need to fit the organization's "style"), etc.
- almostdeadguy 8y agoFrankly an organization's "style" is a bunch of unexamined, calcified social biases that companies screen in interviews for because they don't like to be challenged on them. Or in the more malevolent cases its outright bigotry that's given cover as something else. Heterogeneity of methodology is actually good (especially at startups, which often operate in ways purely driven by the whims of inexperienced founders), and the people you interview can often teach you a lot. "Culture" is a joke, there's nothing cultural about these things.
- slededit 8y agoMicrosoft in the 90s used to hire on talent and wall off anyone who "didn't get along". They could code in peace and their manager handled outside communication.