cultural fit

Growing a Business

Here's Why Businesses Should Stop Trying to Hire for "Cultural Fit"

Recruiting and retaining "cultural contributors" makes workplace cultures and organizations stronger.

Starting a Business

The Four Hiring Challenges Every New Startup Faces

While bigger businesses are fine leaving some positions open for months, smaller companies trying to get off the ground don't have that luxury

Resumes & Interviewing

The 10 Unique Soft Skills Employers Desire in New Hires

Companies have a hard time finding candidates with communication skills, a positive attitude and the ability to work on a team.

Growth Strategies

Why It is Important to Hire People for Cultural Fit and How to Do It

Selecting people who align with the workplace's unique culture helps reduce cost and boosts productivity

Finance

This Global Investor Shares His Mantra For Selecting the Right Startup

Ankur Jain, Managing Partner of Emergent Ventures, says not just good product or revenue, but a start-up's ability to be culturally fit is equally important

Leadership

Caution! Are You Overlooking Cultural Fit in Recent Grads?

A candidate's "experience" is often secondary to his or her understanding of your company's mission and culture.

Leadership

Forget The Smoke, Look in the Mirror: The Post-Truth PR Playbook

In an increasingly transparent, connected world, artifice and deception fool no one. In the end, your company's only defense against PR disaster is stakeholders' forthright adherence to your highest values, from top to bottom.

Social Media

How to Grow Your Company Without Losing Its Culture

Hiring dilutes your culture unless, along with resumes and skill sets, you look at a candidate's personal alignment with your company's core values.

Diversity

The Case for Blind Hiring

Blind hiring gets you the diversity you want, but what about the cultural 'fit' you need?

Resumes & Interviewing

How to Hire a Controller for Your Company

You need a number cruncher, but you want to figure in the right qualities and qualifications. Here's what to do.

Health & Wellness

Why You Should Run Your Business Like Bill Belichick

The New England Patriots coach seeks like-minded players who share the team's core values.

Resumes & Interviewing

5 Essential Ingredients for Making a Smart Hire

Finding the right people to add to a team is almost a sacred process. The perfect candidate can make everyone better. The wrong hire can drive the whole team crazy.

Culture

5 Tactics for Checking for That Elusive Cultural Fit

The new buzzword in hiring might seem like a gray area to some employers. Try to define the term for your company and assess it in these concrete ways.