The day has come: Youre finallyinterviewing at your dream company, for your dream job!

Its in the perfect industry and the role is a near perfect match for your skills and background.

Plus itll keep you on track for yourfive-year plan.

All good, right?

This post originally appeared onThe Muse.

Many times, the external view of a company can be profoundly different from the reality inside.

What exactly should you keep an eye out for?

Any of the following:

1. and seem to get back a blank stare, or worse, an unfocused rambling of random responsibilities.

This is no good for two reasons.

What if you dont like the position as it unfolds?

What if its not right for your skill set?

Two, its often a sign that the team isnt sure what its goals are for the upcoming months.

Not to mention, it could mean theres no clear path to a promotion.

(And thats actually okay!)

But if this one gets crickets too, stay away.

He then proceeds to take a call and check his email mid-interview.

Yes, some people have busy days, and some people get thrown into interviews at the last minute.

Being disrespectful of your time is likely a harbinger of whats to come.

How do you prefer your employees communicate questions and issues to you?

and What values do you gotta have to succeed on this team and in this company?

So, if youre disrespected from the start, it doesnt bode well.

Youre starting to feel like theres a theme and your future teammates are seriously unhappy.

If youre concerned, its a good time to probe for more information.

Two basic starter questions are: Whats your favorite part of your job?

and If you had to describe the culture here in three words, what would they be?

Theres just one nagging feeling: You dont fit in with these people.

But what the heck does everyone mean when they talk about this?

Essentially, it boils down to values.

The reason we dont typically get along with people is because we dont share the same values.

What kind of person is promoted?

and What bang out of person would not do well here?

If youre not hearing yourself described (your real self, not your ideal self), take note.

But its also smart to be your own best advocate and keep an eye out for red flags.

Prior to starting the firm, Pat ran TMP/Monster Worldwides Global Media, Entertainment and Information Executive Search Practice.

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