It was treated much more as a conversation than a traditional behavioral interview. While they did get to behavioral questions, culture is such an important aspect of working at the JMS company, so that was clearly the highlight of the interview.

If you get a non-entry level position interview with Smucker’s it’s almost entirely about fit. Look who you are interviewing with online, if they are a newer to Smucker’s they will want to know what your skills, accomplishments, etc. are. If they have been there for more than a few years they want to know fit. In Smucker world this is not saying “I” accomplished this or that, but “we”. They swarm on any sense of arrogance (which is what you typically do in an interview). This is a blessing and a curse of how the culture works. There is a major threat level from outsiders, so it’s mostly about conforming versus bringing great things to the table.