5 Interview Red Flags That Tell You "Run." And 5 Green Flags Nobody Mentions.

Everyone talks about red flags. Nobody talks about the green ones. The best companies I've worked with all shared five things: they respected my time before I was hired, they explained what I'd actually DO, they talked about growth honestly, their engineers looked calm during the office tour, and they asked about my questions - not just theirs. But first - the five red flags that should make you walk away, no negotiation needed. They don't respect your time: late to the interview, no apology, reschedule without explanation - if they treat you like this when they want to hire you, imagine after. They say "we're like a family": translation is no boundaries and overtime expected. Condescending questions with that tone - "why should WE hire YOU?" - interviews are mutual evaluation and companies that don't get that have toxic cultures. Vague role description - "a bit of everything, help where needed" means they don't know what they want and you'll do everything and be blamed for anything. And bad-mouthing former employees - if they trash the last person in your interview, tomorrow they'll say the same about you. The green flags are quieter but matter more. One interviewer was 5…