Recruiting for Cultural Fit

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Figure 1. Cultural Fit
What is Cultural Fit

Cultural fit is defined as that a potential job candidate will be able to adapt and follow to the core values and collective behaviours that forms an organization. (Sales, 2014).

 Cultural fit is assessed during the interview phase by evaluating the soft skills and personal goals. To do so Companies should cultivate the Company Culture by identifying the following.      

·       Values of the Company

·       What are the behaviours

·       Attitudes

·       Mindset

·       Practices

Cultural fit is imperative to an organization to move forward. Poor cultural fit could turn Companies into turmoil handling the employees especially considering turnover. On the other hand when an employee is hired with right cultural fit it enhances the Organization as well individuals’ targets. Thus, it is very important to hire the candidates who would be able to align with Company culture.

Figure 2. Positive Impact of Cultural Fit

According to Bouton (2015) “Cultural fit is the likelihood that someone will reflect and/or be able to adapt to the core beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours that make up your organization. And a 2005 analysis revealed that employees who fit well with their organization, co-workers, and supervisor had greater job satisfaction, were more likely to remain with their organization, and showed superior job performance”.

Some questions that will help to assess culture fit in an interview: (Sales, 2014)

•    What type of organization culture do you have worked in? (Does the response reflect your organizational culture?)

•    What values are you drawn to and what’s your ideal workplace?

•    What is the reason to apply this job and why do you want to work here?

•    What do you know about our Company Culture? Is this something that works for you?

•    What would be the best practices can be implemented though your experience? Do you feel that our Company Culture provide you the opportunity to bring these best practice?

•    Give an instance where you felt you are unable to cope with an Organization Culture and what is the reason.

If Recruitment team can assess the Cultural Fit of the candidate during the recruitment process the candidate hired would flourish and take the Company to achieve the goals set and achieve bottom line, most importantly save the time and money. Thus, Human Resources Department must play a major role in identifying the Company Culture and it is imperative to assess accordingly, any failure would result with major negative impact.


Reference:

Bouton, K., 2015. https://hbr.org/. [Online]
Available at: https://hbr.org/2015/07/recruiting-for-cultural-fit
[Accessed 02 05 2022].

Sales, F., 2014. https://www.techtarget.com/. [Online]
Available at: https://www.techtarget.com/searchcio/definition/Cultural-fit
[Accessed 02 05 2022].

 

Comments

  1. Wasantha Channa Jayasekara (22014837)6 May 2022 at 10:17

    The significance of "cultural fit" as a job criteria has been contested. Some argue that hiring for culture fit is a kind of discrimination against persons with various personalities. Others argue that culture fit is the most crucial thing to consider; after all, skills can be taught, but aptitude and attitude cannot. So as you have clearly mentioned culture fit is the glue that holds an organization and employees together. Nice article .

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  2. Gayan Marasinghe6 May 2022 at 10:49

    Employees that have a stronger connection to their organization are happier, have higher job satisfaction, are more devoted, perform better, and are more likely to stay with their employer. Therefore, cultural fit is an important factor for organizational success. Well written Good luck!!

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  3. Amjad Aboobakar6 May 2022 at 22:20

    True, as mentioned in the above context cultural fit is a thing to consider, but many fail to recognize. Rather than hire and fire it is always better to hire someone who knows or will with the culture. Nice article keep up the good work

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  4. Jude Gnanapragasam 7 May 2022 at 07:41

    Correct. Cultural fit proves mutually beneficial for both parties, business and employee to achieve goal set. Right employee who would be able to align with company culture is an important factor for the success of an organization. Good topic.

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  5. Lakshitha MBA 2022 FEB7 May 2022 at 19:28

    Cultural fit is a factor to consider, as noted above, but many people overlook it. Rather than hiring and firing, it is usually preferable to hire someone who is familiar with or willing to learn about the company's culture. Continue to write excellent articles.

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  6. Beyond the limits....7 May 2022 at 19:40

    Culture fit is the glue that holds an organization together. That's why it's a key trait to look for when recruiting. Good luck

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