When reviewing resumes for an open position at your company, it may seem like an obvious choice to opt for the most qualified candidate. However, the person with the most impressive resume isn’t always the best choice for the job.
Before making your final hiring decision, you must be sure your top contender will seamlessly fit into your company culture. If they’re not a good fit, don’t be surprised if they negatively impact your entire team.
4 Reasons to Hire for Cultural Fit
Still not convinced cultural fit is a must-have? Learn four reasons why you can’t hire candidates based solely on their resume:
- Skills Can Be Learned: The best person for the job may not have every single one of your desired skills, but these can be learned. It’s important to remember that you have to work with this person every day, so choose someone you actually like. It’s not too difficult to teach an otherwise great candidate a few skills, but it’s impossible to change someone’s personality.
- Better Job Performance: When a person fits into your company culture, they know they’re where they truly belong. Happy employees enjoy coming to work each day, and want to do their best to help the team succeed. Enjoy higher performance rates when you hire the best fit.
- Impact on Team Morale: Nothing has the power to bring down the morale of an entire team faster than a new hire who just doesn’t fit in. The entire group is thrown out of sync when even one person doesn’t share everyone else’s work ethic, values and personality. It’s uncomfortable for everyone when someone doesn’t blend into the company culture.
- Increased Retention Rates: Happy employees don’t look for jobs elsewhere, because they know they have a great thing going on. When you take the time to hire a great cultural fit, you’re rewarded with a long-term employee who wants to build their career at your company.
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