Hiring
Interviewing for culture fit
How culture fit adds value
There are benefits to hiring for culture fit. When an employee loves your culture, the enthusiasm tends to show in their work. On the flip side, hiring the wrong candidate can be expensive: they may underperform or leave after only a short period of time. There’s benefits to a great culture fit for the candidate…
Conducting the interview
Who can conduct a cultural interview? If you’ve built a strong culture? Anyone in your organization! If you’ve correctly assessed your values companywide, then they don’t just live with managers, HR, or executives. Anyone should know what values your company stands for, and anyone should be able to ask candidates about them. Put another way,…
Building your cultural interview
What kind of culture do you have? If you’re not sure, you’re not alone. Many companies don’t have a defined culture. The Predictive Index’s Design module can help you determine your culture through what we call “Team Types.” Team Types are essentially the ‘average’ of every team member’s behavioral preferences. You can explore them in the…
Six steps to mitigate risk when hiring
When to compromise on cognitive
Hiring the whole person
Relying on your gut? Many managers have an experience like this: You’re hiring for an open position and you find someone that seems perfect. They’re charming during the interview and their resume is spot-on, and so you fast-track them to the open spot. As soon as they start, they’re a nightmare. They show up late,…