Cultural Match is Key

Matching a candidate to the requirements of the job is one thing. Finding someone that can match the company’s culture can be an entirely separate and distinctive consideration. This is another example of how Career 1 Source goes the extra mile to find the best candidate to employer placements.

What is a cultural match? Most companies have developed a defined market approach, one that customers can identify with, such as, the integrity that life insurance companies want to portray. Certainly, if we were to purchase life insurance and pay over time, we wouldn’t want to be worried about the stability or financial health of the company. In order for those companies to portray their integrity, they must hire people that also exhibit high integrity.

Some companies market on a price message, that they won’t be undersold. Those companies are going to take a different approach than the company that advertises that they’ve been in business for more than 80 years. In turn, that can mean those potentially contrasting companies also would likely benefit from completely different personalities. One may hire a highly assertive and aggressive marketer, and the other, someone that exhibits exemplary integrity and customer retention skills.

Recruiting the best candidates for the job many times involves a discussion about relocation.  If a candidate that is considering a position is much more comfortable, for example in a warmer region, then that candidate may not be a fit for a move to the heavy snow belt. Making the right match means finding a new employee that is comfortable at home, in their community, and in the workplace. Many of the characteristics of a good match within the community can be discovered during initial interviews. The personality style match, however, is more complicated.

At Career 1 Source, we also believe that a good match requires analyzing both the candidate and also their potential supervising manager. In fact, we believe this is so crucial, that a good personality style match may be as much as half of the reason why one candidate will be the right choice for the job. Far too often, people leave their jobs because of avoidable personality conflicts. The bottom line is that a great match can mean a much higher level of engagement in a new employee’s job and if skills are matched as well, then a new employee is much more likely to be a star performer.  At Career 1 Source, we use a variety of methods to determine a candidate’s personality and to evaluate how they might fit within a potential work place or group.  Our goal is to put the right person in the right place at the right time.

Need more information? Any Recruiting Consultant at Career 1 Source can help you with this information in more detail. Contact us today at 1-866-323-3390.