Questions to ask in a job interview that reveal company culture

Re:Questions to ask in a job interview that reveal company c... by hjorthjort on Sunday April 18, 2021 @04:51PM (#26856239)

In every single job interview I've had, I've asked some variation of this: "what's it like to work here" or "what's the culture like". Every time I've received honest, thoughtful responses. Every time I took the job or knew someone who did, the answer was verified.

Maybe it's not the most fail-safe way to get a good answer, but the article make it sound like the recruiters/interviewers are adverserial and have rehearsed talking points about shilling culture. If you can't get an honest answer from a recruiter to genuine questions, that's a red flag.

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Re:Questions to ask in a job interview that reveal company c... by mattkevan on Sunday April 18, 2021 @04:58PM (#26856291)

It’s a good question. Sometimes the straightforward ones are the best.

Last time I was looking for a job I asked what the culture was like of one place and they said, ‘Like Lord of the Flies’. I politely declined the second interview.

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Re:Questions to ask in a job interview that reveal company c... by notsag-hn on Monday April 19, 2021 @12:09AM (#26859024)

The problem with asking about their culture is that they already know by heart what they should say about it. This is how they sell themselves as opposed to their real opinion about the culture which you will probably never know unless you ask it in an original way to avoid the response by the book

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Re:Questions to ask in a job interview that reveal company c... by m463 on Monday April 19, 2021 @03:42AM (#26860044)

There's a problem with that question you have to keep in mind.

You're asking a self-selecting population. You're mostly talking to people who are exactly where they want to be.

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