Congratulations! You made it to the final round interview... Let's dive into the 5 most common errors to avoid...
Why final round is different than other interview rounds
This round is often taken by the final hiring decision maker such as CEO, Founder, Director, VP etc as the final check before hiring someone. The goal of this round is less to assess the technical acumen (although it depends on who is taking it and why) and more to Revalidate that skill and job fitment Check cultural fitment Check for any red flags in the work history If there is some doubt on skills or role fitment, checking for other strong attributes such as drive, high agency or strong learnability that can compensate for it.
Before the final round interview
Try to get a sense of where do you stand. Ask the recruiter and interviewers who you have interacted with about what they thought about you and if they had identified any areas that they would have loved to see you being good at. For e.g. a recruiter might say that the team has liked you very much but your experience seems to be on the higher than ideal. This could mean that in the final round interview, you could be gauged on your adaptability in a younger team.
