E8: Part 2/2 - The Ultimate Guide To Acing Your Culture Interview In 2022
1 min readPodcast episode 8
Are you able to express yourself easily when attending a culture-fit interview? Is passing that stage of the interview easy for you and you have no struggle doing it?
If your answer is no, then this is the right episode for you!
In this part, which is part 2 out of 2 (in the (/part-1-the-ultimate-guide-to-acing-your-technical-interview-in-2022/) we had a different guest talking about the “technical interview”), I and Rodney covered everything you need to know before your culture fit interview in 2022.
Rodney Kemp has around 25 years of experience in the IT field, he is currently working as a Director at FrontMen (becoming iO) he has rich experience in interviewing candidates for different software engineering jobs.
Episode timelines
00:41 All about our guest
03:08 What do we mean by "culture fit interview"?
03:58 What can you do before the interview?
04:26 Covering some of the misconceptions
05:28 Tip #1 Just be yourself
05:44 Tip #2: Understand the company's culture
06:01 Tip #3: Setup standards for yourself
06:23 Tip #4: Check if the company is right for you
06:51 Tip #5: Ask relevant questions!
08:00 How to cope with different cultures?
10:35 Talking a bit about the Dutch culture: Speaking up
11:41 What are things a candidate should mention in the interview?
14:50 Tips on how to improve your confidence
16:00 Tip #6: Think about your ideal working environment
33:25 Getting personal: What impresses you the most in a candidate?
20:15 Tip #7: Standout of the crowd
23:09 What should the candidate keep in mind while answering questions?
25:47 Culture interview > Tech interview?
31:20 Tip #8: Communicate your feelings
32:11 Tip #9: Tips for writing good CVs!
42:20 Summary & Closing