Cultural Interview

The cultural interview is often a candidate’s first impression within a organization, so don’t take these interviews lightly. Although, typically, cultural interviews aren’t as terrifying as coding interviews, interviewers can make or break your application.

Most likely this interview will be run by a recruiter. They may, or may not, have development experience, but they should be able to have an intelligent conversation about front-end technologies.

It’s important to truly impress your recruiter because their opinion could have a massive impact on your application. If you make it to the second or third round of interviews, and the organization is “on-the-fence” about pushing you through, the recruiter might be your biggest advocate. So be sure to impress.

Typically, cultural interviews start with “So tell me about yourself.” It’s imperative to have a well-thought out response to this question. Let’s examine two responses: