The perfect questions to ask in your job interview

The perfect questions to ask in your job interview.

Lynne has created KeyValues to help software developers like her find engineering teams that share their values.

Interviews are two-sided. The perfect questions to ask in your job interview.
Make sure you show up prepared to get the answers you need about the things you care about most.

Mentioned the areas here. Questions can be found at culture questions.

Engineering

High Quality Code Base
Pair Programs
Open Source Contributor
Start-to-Finish Ownership
Uses Agile Methodologies
Cutting-Edge Technologies
Fast-Paced Environment
Continuous Delivery

Team Values

Engages with Community
Team is Diverse
Continuous Feedback
Impressive Team Members
Bonded by Love for Product
Creative + Innovative
Cross-Department Collaboration
Open Communication
EQ > IQ
Flat Organization
Risk-Taking > Stability
Wears Many Hats
Heavily Team Oriented

Daily Routines

Eats Lunch Together
Flexible Work Arrangements
Light Meetings
Friends Outside of Work
Has Good Beer
Thoughtful Office Layout

Career Growth

Promotes from Within
Internal Mobility
Good for Junior Devs
Has Internship Program
High Employee Retention

Personal Health

Actively Practices Inclusion
Work/Life Balance
Committed to Personal Growth
Ideal for Parents
Safe Environment to Fail
Supports Physical Wellness
Fosters Psychological Safety

Strategy

Customer Comes First
Engineering-Driven
Product-Driven
Design-Driven
Data-Driven
Rapidly Growing Team

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Team Work

Ramo Vigrahavan Dharmah

A great verse from Ramayana: आहार निद्रा भय मैथुनं च सामान्यमेतत् पशुभिर्नराणाम् । धर्मो हि तेषामधिको विशेष: धर्मेण हीनाः पशुभिः समानाः ॥ AhAra-nidrA-bhaya-maithunam cha samAnam_etat_pashubhir_narANAm | dharmo hi teShAm adhiko visheSho dharmeNa hInAH pashubhiH samAnAH|| Eating, Sleep, Fear and Sex ; these habits are common between human beings and animals. It is the Dharma which is the special quality of the human beings. Without the Dharma, they are similar to the animals. Rama is The Embodiment Of Dharma. Maaricha, while speaking to Ravana- (Aranya Kandam 37-13): रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्य पराक्रमः | राजा सर्वस्य लोकस्य देवानाम् इव वासवः || ३-३७-१३|| raamo vigrahavaan dharmaH saadhuH satya paraakramaH | raajaa sarvasya lokasya devaanaam iva vaasavaH || 3-37-13 "Rama is the embodiment of righteousness, he is an equable person with truthfulness as his valour, and as with Indra to all gods he is the king of entire world. [3-37-13] Another great phra

Procrastination to Motivation (Regulate your emotions)

You Procrastinate Because Of Emotions, Not Laziness. Regulate Them To Stop Procrastinating! There are two trains of thought – One leads to procrastination and one leads to motivation. And somewhere in between, there is a junction called anxiety. Procrastination train of thought: People procrastinate or avoid aversive tasks to improve their short-term mood at the cost of long-term goals. Procrastination is not a time management problem. It is an emotion regulation problem - we delay activities which might make us feel not-so-good. Procrastination is not laziness. Humans procrastinate because of poor emotional regulation about the outcome of tasks. In short, we often procrastinate because of perceived anxiety, stress, and poor emotional regulation about the completion of a task. Perceived anxieties make us feel ‘not so good.’ The aversion activity is a mechanism to avoid or delay the anxiety and repair the short-term negative mood. Habits like procrastination are a reaction

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