2 min lesson
Values + why-Cursor mock round
Respond to "What is the single most important thing the Cursor values round is reading for and how do you prove it?" Give the answer first and the evidence second.
Step 1 of 2
The values round reads for authenticity above all. Cursor is checking whether you actually use the tool and care about the developer or whether you're a strong generalist UXR reciting transferable answers.
Expect truth-seeking, ownership, pace and "why this team," sometimes folded into the onsite or a founder conversation for senior roles. Keep every story under two minutes and end each one on the outcome. The fastest way to fail this round is a polished answer that could have been told by someone who has never opened Cursor.
Interactive diagram. Tab through its regions; each focused region shows its detail in the panel below.
Authenticity is the gate; the behavioral themes are how you prove the rest. Step through each.