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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
This question typically comes toward the end of the interview and serves as the opposite bookend to the introductory question. It offers the interviewer one final opportunity to get to know you and get a sense of your personality and how you'd fit into their culture. As James Sinegal says, "The culture of a company is what it's all about. I have a saying, 'culture isn't the most important thing, it's the only thing.' Culture drives every decision you make. Culture is everything." He goes on to suggest that a huge percentage of Costco's culture is thanks to its employees, which he refers to as his ambassadors.

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"I think my favorite movie is an oldie but a goodie - The Night of The Hunter. It's black and white, was filmed in 1955, and was the only feature ever directed by Charles Laughton. It repeatedly makes it on the best 100 film lists, and the cinematography is stunning in every frame. I could watch that a million times. How about you?"

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Have fun with the question. Showcase your personality. Spark conversation with your interviewer. This is your last chance to make a first impression and to make yourself a more memorable candidate by sparking a memorable conversation.

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