Hiring for Fit in Human Resource Management

This article discusses the concept of hiring for fit in human resource management and its impact on organizational culture. It explores the steps to identify potential employees who align with the company's values and ethics, as well as the benefits and challenges of cultural fit in the hiring process. The article also provides tips on how to avoid discrimination and maximize employee efficiency through hiring for fit.

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Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Body......................................................................................................................................................2
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................4
References.............................................................................................................................................5
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Introduction
The steps to identify the potential employee that will be fitting in to your company culture or
personality is “hiring for fit”. It focuses on recruiting right talent to the organisation. To find
the candidate who have the desired skills and experience as per the role in the organisation.
Body
When the organisation hires a person they expect the employee to become a long-lasting and
valuable employee to the organisation. The organisation can provide necessary resources to
employee for obtaining skills for their jobs. but they cannot teach an employee to align with
the cultural values of the organisation. There are several ways to build cultural fit during
hiring and recruitment processes (Mello J.A., pg 1-12)
Cultural fit: This term is used to define a candidate’s ability to “fit in” values and ethics of
an organization. Cultural fit has become more popular recently as companies have started
looking for candidates who not only perfectly match the job description, but who also fit the
company culture as a whole. Having a strong culture at an organisation brings a positive
environment and attracts more talent to the organisation.
The cultural plays a vital role in the success of the organisation, unique culture at workplace
maintains a fun, passionate, and ethical work environment. As different candidates as a
different set of skills, the trick is to find the candidate that fits in the company culture (Forbes
2018).
How to Do It
Asking behavioural questions to the candidates brings the insight of the potential employee
which the organisation is looking for and how well the candidate will fit in company culture.
For example, describe the culture you are looking for your ideal company.
Scientific data is obtained from pre-hire assessments such as cognitive and personality test,
which indicates the behaviour of an employee in real life situation. These are some steps
which an organisation should follow to hire candidate suitable as per the culture of the
organization (Margolis, 2016).
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 Have an organised hiring process laid out – This will ensure you can focus your
efforts on choosing the best candidate and not spend all of your time managing back-
end processes.
 Ask the right interview questions
 Use pre-hire assessments
 Trust your gut (Forbes, 2018)
Avoiding Discrimination
There is a minor difference between hiring a candidate for cultural fit and employment
discrimination. Human resource department and management tend to drift towards the people
who are similar to them and this brings discrimination in the recruitment process. The best
way to remove discrimination is communication by which an organisation can communicate
its culture to the people in the company. As the culture is defined it is easier to get people
who can become an asset for an organisation, it also improves the productivity of the
organisation (Hackernoon, 2018).
According to (Johnson search group, 2017) Pros of cultural fit in an organisation:
 Increased Productivity – Like-minded people coordinate easily and teamwork become
easier.
 Mentally Happier People – Employees who are culture fit promotes mental happiness.
 Employee Retention – The employees who fit in well with company culture tend to
stay longer in the organisation.
 Skills Can Be Trained – Employees can be given training to improve their skills.
According to (Johnson search group, 2017) Cons of cultural fit in an organisation:
 Lack of Diversity – It creates the situation of smugness in an organisation.
 Missing Out On Great Talent – By hiring same type of employees companies miss out
other talent.
 Millennials – It becomes less attractive for millennials to work.
 Lack of Skills – increases cost of training for the organisation.
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Conclusion
Employers should follow the best possible way to hire a candidate which fits in easily as per
the culture of the organisation to maximise the efficiency of the employee and organisation.
The values of the organisation should clear to the potential employee and the employee
working in the organisation.
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References
Sheila Margolis (2016), Are your employees a fit with your company’s culture, Available 8
April 2019, from https://sheilamargolis.com/core-culture-and-five-ps/hiring-for-
culture-fit/
Hackernoon (2018), Not a Cultural Fit, Available 8 April 2019, from
https://hackernoon.com/not-a-cultural-fit-bf398bc0e99b
Forbes (2018), What It Means To Hire For 'Culture Fit,' And How To Do It Right, Available
8 April 2019, from
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2018/09/28/what-it-
means-to-hire-for-culture-fit-and-how-to-do-it-right/#3ab77ca67986
Mello J.A., Strategic human resources, Ch 8 pg 1-12
Johnson search group (2017), Hiring For Culture Fit: Do Or Don’t?, Available 8 April 2019,
from https://johnsonsearchgroup.com/2017/09/hiring-culture-fit-dont/
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