Not exact matches
You want to be sure of having a reasonable chance of
fitting in on a personal level as well as a professional level,
because to many people,
cultural fit is extremely important.
There are way too many adolescents who live with adults who don't look out for them, or who are ostracized
because they don't
fit certain
cultural norms.
It's easy to mistake
cultural fit for personal biases — just
because you wouldn't mind being stuck in an airport with a candidate doesn't necessarily mean he's a great
fit for your company.
They often feel they do not
fit in academia
because they entered lacking the
cultural and social indoctrination that is part of their wealthier peers» educations.
«I think it caught on, probably
because, A, it's very close to what we already have in terms of the word vomit, so it was easily accessible linguistically and then, B, it already
fit in with a
cultural perception» spread through works like the «Satyricon,» Bond said.
«I was attracted to the firm
because it is such an excellent
cultural fit for me and my practice area.
These posts inspire me
because they are very relate - able, they give me ideas on how I should
fit (or not care about
fitting) into my social /
cultural circles.
That means that your human instinct in the hiring process has never been so important,
because most recruitment failures are the result of a poor
cultural fit.
This is
because most companies look for people who will be a great
cultural fit ahead of anything else.
I doubt anyone is going to pass on a great hire
because they sent something as a Word doc, but using and knowing the same tools that they use is definitely a sign of
cultural fit.
As our CEO Alistair Cox says in his latest Influencer blog, «Your human instinct in the hiring process has never been so important,
because most recruitment failures are the result of a poor
cultural fit.
Hiring someone
because you connect with them on a «friend» level is likeability, not
cultural fit.
It also makes one wonder: When employers complain about the skills gap, is it really
because they can't find the skills they need or is it
because the people who have the skills aren't «
cultural fits»?