The HR Capitalist

AUGUST 29, 2019

Capitalist Note : This post is part of a series on Building/Reinforcing Company Culture Through Great Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Practices. . Let's face it people, "company culture" is a loaded phrase. Some of it is real, some of it is aspirational, but one thing on my mind recently is that as we try to build the culture we want at our companies, we forget about the messages we send in our recruiting process. So you're proud of your culture - cool!

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Assessment 2019 Culture Recruiters 97

Hiring Technical People

JANUARY 26, 2016

A terrific question for cultural fit. If you have not articulated your values—what culture means for you—consider drawing a timeline of your career. (I You can rule out toxic cultures before then. Agile Job Search HTP cultural fit job search tipIn The One Question You Should Ask About Every New Job , Grant says, Ask people to tell you a story about something that happened at their organization but wouldn’t elsewhere.

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Assessment 2016 Culture Job Search 126

Ms. Career Girl

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In fact, a positive workplace culture is good business sense. But the benefits of a positive workplace culture run far deeper than a mere matter of comfort and ease. Little things like that can say a whole lot about the culture — and how the employees are faring.

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2020 Culture Benefits Workplace 168

The HR Capitalist

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Most of my readers at the Capitalist are interesting in building the right type of culture inside their organizations, which is a worthy goal. . But if there’s one thing we’ve learned in the RPO recruiting world at Kinetix, it’s that “company culture” is hard to define. As we attempt to build the culture we want at our companies, we focus on engagement surveys, features like free meals, etc, but at times forget about the messages we send in our recruiting process.

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2020 Culture Recruiters Assessment 98

The HR Capitalist

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Capitalist Note : This post is part of a series on Building/Reinforcing Company Culture Through Great Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Practices. . Let's face it people, " company culture " is a loaded phrase. Some of it is real, some of it is aspirational, but one thing on my mind recently is that as we try to build the culture we want at our companies, we forget about the messages we send in our recruiting process. So you're proud of your culture - cool!

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2019 Culture Recruiters Branding 97

Hiring Technical People

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Skip to content Johanna’s Site What I can do for you Workshops and Training See me Speak Email newsletter Contact Johanna ← Employment Gaps Questioning Candidates About Learning → Don’t Assess Cultural Fit with Personal Questions Posted on February 6, 2008 by johanna In a recent workshop, one of the participants explained, “I like to ask personal questions to see if the candidate will fit in with the team socially.&#

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2008 Assessment Culture 2003 120

Hiring Technical People

DECEMBER 8, 2014

We know—and if you have been on a multi-gender, multi-cultural team, people-with-diverse-backgrounds you have this experience—creating products is more fun, faster, and easier. You have people who, while they fit the corporate culture enough, have diverse experience creating products. What can you do, if you want to keep or build the great culture you already have? You cannot know what a female engineer feels, about jobs, about other culture.

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2014 Culture Women Engineering 190

Ms. Career Girl

OCTOBER 13, 2017

If the answer is yes, you may have a toxic culture at work. Work Culture exists on multiple levels. To create real and lasting change, your business must tackle cultural issues on both levels. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you turn-around a toxic work culture. There is no one-size-fits-all solution for repairing a damaged work culture. The first step is always to examine your business’s culture to identify your specific challenges.

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2017 Culture Boston 2007 106

Cube Rules

DECEMBER 21, 2011

A healthy corporate culture must ultimately be owned and championed by the CEO and his or her management team. At the same time, a corporate culture lives and breathes by the actions front-line employees take every day. In our 20 years work to define and heal ailing corporate cultures, we’ve learned small changes can transform any from finger-pointing and overload to winning. . Great cultures are built at the level of project teams and employees.

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Culture 2011 Accomplishments Diversity 162

The HR Capitalist

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Capitalist Note : This post is part of a series on Building/Reinforcing Company Culture Through Great Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Practices. . Let's face it people, "company culture" is a loaded phrase. Some of it is real, some of it is aspirational, but one thing on my mind recently is that as we try to build the culture we want at our companies, we forget about the messages we send in our recruiting process. So you're proud of your culture - cool!

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2019 Culture Recruiters Candidate 120

The HR Capitalist

AUGUST 26, 2019

Capitalist Note : This post is part of a series on Building/Reinforcing Company Culture Through Great Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Practices. . Let's face it people, " company culture " is a loaded phrase. Some of it is real, some of it is aspirational, but one thing on my mind recently is that as we try to build the culture we want at our companies, we forget about the messages we send in our recruiting process. So you're proud of your culture - cool!

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2019 Culture Recruiters Candidate 107

The HR Capitalist

APRIL 22, 2015

If you really wanted a culture of feedback, you''d do a combination of three things: 1. You''d measure the sensitivity of those you''re thinking about hiring through some type of behavioral assessment , because high sensitivity people are divas when it comes to receiving feedback (it''s not their fault, it''s who they are), and high sensitivity people are also more empathetic to others as well. Culture OD Recruiting Talent

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2015 Culture Assessment Talent 122

Workology

JUNE 6, 2016

It was my fault for not taking the time to properly assess his cultural expectations and relay my own. The most successful hires will have not only the skills you desire but also fit your culture. Many of these responses focused on cultural fit. Questions to Assess Cultural Fit. Below are the 7 best cultural fit interview questions from our survey. You just need to assess whether your company is an environment they will thrive in.

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Culture 2016 Candidate Assessment 63

Career Realism

JULY 10, 2020

And, how can they successfully implement new aspects of their culture into this new normal? Here are four key things leaders must consider if they want to truly live their culture in the next new normal. 1) A company's strong employee culture and the ability to pivot quickly with evolving dynamics are key to thriving Post-COVID. A company's culture must absolutely drive this question. Do you have a process in place to continually assess this? -

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Water Cooler Wisdom

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

In a session at  SilkRoad Connections , Ulthera’s Stacie Madden placed the onus for cultural assessment on HR representatives.    Fortunately, auditing your culture does not have to be an overly complex or expensive proposition. The Organizational Culture  Assessment  Instrument is a valid method to examine  organizational culture  and the desire for change. Adhocracy Culture.

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Culture 2015 Michigan Competency 55

The Undercover Recruiter

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Personality profiling and psychometric tests are becoming an increasingly popular part of the recruitment process, with over 70% of large UK organisations regularly using assessment tools to interview for new recruits. Candidate Testing – Cultural Fit is the Key, But How Do You Get it Right? Hiring Recruiting candidate cultural fit personality pscyhometric Recruitment

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2015 Culture Candidate Assessment 86

Careers Done Write

MAY 3, 2011

The importance of a good cultural fit and positive office environment should not be treated as the step child. Know Yourself: Consider taking a personality assessment with a professional career expert to determine the type of environment that would be most suitable for you. At Careers Done Write, we offer DISC assessments. This will give you greater insight into the culture. Corporate culture comes from the top down.

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Culture 2011 Assessment Career 172

Water Cooler Wisdom

JULY 19, 2012

Company culture is defined as the values, attitudes and behaviors that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization. Although culture is in vogue right now, its status as a major player in organizational success goes back decades. In the 1990s, Harvard Business School researchers James Heskett and John Kotter examined the corporate cultures of 200 companies. But how can you foster a strong company culture? 

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Culture Equity 2012 Assessment 56

HR Capitalist

JUNE 21, 2013

It''s pretty simple, actually: Hiring for Culture - generally means you''re looking for people who are like you - or like your brand - or have something in common with your corporate values. There are people who are hiring for culture effectively, but there are many more train wrecks out there who do it poorly. Culture Recruiting Workplace

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Culture 2013 Assessment Candidate 70

Learning Voyager

JULY 11, 2017

While there is no silver bullet, no one magic answer for improving the culture of your organization, in this series ( part 1 , part 2 ), I have offered a number of ideas for getting started. It is possible to undertake the journey toward impacting your organization's culture in a meaningful way. "If If you want to change the culture, you will have to start by changing yourself." Assess - Assess your own current impact on your organization's culture.

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Culture 2017 Assessment Twitter 43

The HR Capitalist

MAY 9, 2016

We all like to think our culture is special. Some of us talk about our culture without really doing anything to support it. Others work hard at culture, to the point where the cynic would claim there’s a cult-like feel to what’s created. . Hubspot, a beacon for company culture in the new economy, recently got reminded of this as Dan Lyons (a former Hubspot employee) released a new book called Disrupted. Culture Workplace

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2016 Culture Boston 2015 68

Workology

MAY 12, 2015

However, upon researching and realizing what was involved in terms of digging into our culture; as well as assessing the likelihood that it would be received appropriately and action taken, I took the postcard back to the President and told him we would not do the survey. I knew we didn’t have a great culture, and my M.O. Several years ago, I was the corporate HR Director for a small, blue collar franchise with a big brand name.

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2015 Culture Dallas Branding 125

Career Realism

JUNE 19, 2014

As global moves become commonplace, relocation and corporate professionals have gained a better understanding of the phenomenon of culture shock. Yet relatively little attention is paid to cultural issues when relocating employees within a country. When it is acknowledged at all, domestic culture shock is treated as more of a punch-line than a problem. rural/urban), you increase the affect of these differences—and culture-shock—exponentially.

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Culture 2014 North Dakota Los Angeles 82

Learning Voyager

JULY 2, 2013

Often I am asked by my clients to help strengthen or even change the culture of their company. While there are many entry points for such an effort, it helps to have a model of organizational culture in mind. C = Customer, Commercial, Commitment, Conflict, Creativity, & Communication : The letter "C" carries the most weight in this model of organizational culture. T = Trust : Trust is a huge factor in an organization''s culture and in its success.

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Culture 2013 Diversity Assessment 68

Workology

MARCH 23, 2016

This number is the reason that hiring isn’t just about finding the best quality candidates for a role but making sure that the company and the new employee’s culture and values are aligned. Episode 73: How to Hire for Culture Fit Like Southwest Careers with Julie Weber ( @southwestair ). Julie Weber, the VP of People with Southwest walks us through Southwest’s culture fit hiring process. Southwest uses a behavioral assessment and interview process.

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2016 Culture 2015 Airlines 52

Water Cooler Wisdom

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

  Hsieh shared that the Internet shoe business places so much emphasis on hiring for cultural fit that it interviews the receptionists and shuttle drivers with whom candidates interact to see if they should get the job, and it also mandates that trainees hit the call center phones during their first few weeks. Here are a few suggestions to effectively screen for cultural fit: Understand the Culture Yourself. Assign a Cultural Fit Specialist.

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Culture 2011 SHRM Assessment 62

Workology

APRIL 21, 2014

I believe that filling a senior leadership role requires you to look beyond the job description and assess the candidate’s capabilities and soft skills (including personality, work style, executive presence and thought leadership) to determine if they will be a good fit for your organization. Assessing Culture Fit. It’s important to consider a candidate’s personality and work style to determine if they would be a good fit with the organization’s culture.

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2014 Assessment Diversity Competency 103

Career Alley

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

With everything a click away, we are finding it increasingly hard not to dream of sandy beaches, new cultures and mysterious languages. Not only do you get to experience a different culture, you get to interact with it closely. Career advice Career Assessment Careers Job Search Jobs self help Self Improvement More people than ever want to quit their jobs and start travelling the world. Wanderlust should definitely be the word of the decade.

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2013 Travel Assessment Freelance 258

Learning Voyager

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Marcella Bremer is a consultant and author based in the Netherlands who has just published a book called "Organizational Culture Change: Unleashing your Organization's Potential in Circles of 10." What is culture change and why would a company do it? Culture change is a label for behavior change. What are the keys to making culture change work? “My Is there a process you recommend for culture change?

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Culture 2012 Assessment Leadership 76

The Undercover Recruiter

JANUARY 14, 2016

Hiring Interview Tips assessment behavioural interview cultural fit Job Interview NetworkingCastle Medical is the fastest growing healthcare company in the United States, according to the 2015 Inc. 5000 U.S. fastest growing companies list. They ranked #4 over all and #1 in healthcare. So I interviewed their Director of Human Potential, Jonathan Hayes, to see exactly how they hire for that kind of fast growth—over 25,000 percent growth. View Article.

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2016 2015 United States US 56

Ask a Manager

JUNE 13, 2017

” Those are all legitimate things that it makes sense to screen for, based on who does and doesn’t thrive in a particular organization’s culture or the culture they’re working to build. And it wouldn’t necessarily mean that you don’t take enough initiative in general; it could just mean that you didn’t take the right kind of initiative for that particular job in that particular culture. A reader writes: What on earth does “fit” actually mean?

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2017 Culture Assessment Recommendation 30

Workology

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Skills assessments, video interviewing, and even applicant tracking systems are used during as part of the pre-employment process either as part of the online application or on site as part of a candidate’s interview especially since the average recruiter carries a job requisition load of 22 with 3,102 candidate resumes. There is no human or interview bias involved when it comes to assessments. Assembly Line Automation as a Business & HR Model.

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2012 Recruiters Assessment Culture 111

The HR Capitalist

JULY 27, 2020

You won't generally find that on a resume, you'll need an assessment package. Change Culture Recruiting Talent

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2020 Fashion Assessment Candidate 112

Workology

DECEMBER 21, 2012

This means better hiring process and a stronger company culture should be at the top of every company’s 2013 resolution list. Market Your Company Culture. Company culture is a huge concern for job seekers today. With so much time spent at work, many individuals specifically seek out companies that provide a culture matching their own. Marketing your company culture involves a genuine effort from the entire company.

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2012 2013 Job Board Candidate 99

Hiring Technical People

JUNE 20, 2013

I want to bring my book readers along and help them realize what does work: Instead, what works well are structured behavioral interviews, where you have a consistent rubric for how you assess people, rather than having each interviewer just make stuff up. hiring strategy behavior-description cultural fit Hiring Geeks That Fit interview Have you read this New York Times article, In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal ?

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2013 Behavioral Interview New York Assessment 255

The HR Capitalist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Valuable insights on making for TA experience human, the power of story telling, using assessments throughout the employment lifecycle. Focus on differentiators in culture. Company branding and culture tips. . The application process should take no more than 5 minutes, assessments should be used to find people that fit the company, and should be used post hire as well. Kris' engaging personality and being a SME in the areas of culture, recruitment & retention.

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2019 SHRM Assessment America 92

Career Realism

JUNE 7, 2017

“If that’s the case,” said O’Donnell, “you’re never going to change the culture, everyone is that way, it’s time to move on.” If you need help understanding your interaction style (and the other person’s), check out our Professional Strengths Assessment. So, assess the situation to make sure it’s actually a toxic work environment and not just a breakdown in communication before you make any big career moves.

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2017 Co-worker Job Search Culture 68

Hiring Technical People

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Yes, this is cultural fit, not technical fit. This means you need to assess if people are able to transition to agile, if you are, and transition them. hiring strategy cultural fit Hiring Geeks That FitThere’s a great article that George Dinwiddie pointed me to, If There’s a Gap, Blame It on the Employer. It’s a nice companion piece to John Sumser’s entire series, Skills Gap: The Series.

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2013 Sourcing Assessment Salary 172

The HR Capitalist

DECEMBER 7, 2016

In 2017, Glassdoor and Thrive Global will release a co-branded Thrive Index based on employees’ assessments of how their employer incorporates meaningful “thrive” practices into their workplaces and culture. But then I go on Amazon's Glassdoor profile and this is the first review I see: "Exciting work, abusive culture". But abusive culture? Branding in HR Culture Wellness WorkplaceGlassdoor - you have to hand it to them - they know how to market their solution.

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2016 Seattle 2017 Sports 116

Hiring Technical People

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

They are one way to assess a candidate’s experience and to see if the candidate will fit your culture. Remember, the candidate will be listening to see if your questions and the way you ask these questions fit his or her idea of the culture he or she wants. That’s because your culture puts its stamp on everything we say and do. interview agile behavior description question culture Hiring Geeks That Fit

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2012 Management Interviewing 2006 176

Hiring Technical People

JANUARY 9, 2013

If you read the comments, you see I’m not into surveys or psychometric assessments. BTW, I find it useful for me to know about myself, but not for others to use psychometric assessments for hiring. However, if you do a job analysis, and forgo the psychometric assessment in favor of a customized audition, you will reduce your cost to hire, and find someone who will fit your culture.

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2013 Management Engineering Assessment 153

Hiring Technical People

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Gee, that sounds like we are not taking the time to assess our culture, or to hire for cultural fit. That discussion is where you will start understanding cultural fit. You will be discussing cultural fit. job analysis cost of a hire cultural fit Hiring Geeks That Fit reviewing resumeI read this article, “ Poor Job Fit: A Growing Global Epidemic.” ” Julie Moreland, the author, says our hiring approaches.

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2012 Diversity Assessment Candidate 158

The HR Capitalist

MARCH 6, 2018

Which is another way to say that how you approach business can drive your culture as much as anything. Legere says that the customer-care team’s new responsibilities give them even more data they can use to assess how promotions are going or whether customers understand new plans. Putting people in the right type of role to do their best work leads to great business results, and culturally, it's more sustainable than almost anything else we can do to build great company culture.

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2018 Strategy Wireless Assessment 97