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>Is that how "most people" define "culture fit" in your experience? The issue is many companies that rely on "culture fit" don't objectively define what it is.
by badlucklottery 8y ago
>Is that how "most people" define "culture fit" in your experience?
The issue is many companies that rely on "culture fit" don't objectively define what it is. So it often becomes a dumping ground for whatever dumb biases and subjective criteria folks involved in hiring might have.
If your company actually has a hard definition of your internal culture and uses that in comparable fashion across candidates, I don't think that's what the author means.
- k__ 8y agowell, if it gets me a job I otherwise wouldn't get (not enough experience etc.) I won't object.
- aaaaaaaaaab 8y agoUntil you don’t get the job you would otherwise get based on your skills.
- k__ 8y agoI had the impression, to get ahead in life you need to take on new challenges, which requires you to do things that is a bit above your skills. If I would always get assesed based on my skills, I would now do the same things I did years ago.
- asdfman123 8y agoAnd even if it does, as an applicant I know to look up your "core values" and give examples of how I embody them. "Sure, I know how to work hard to hit goals, because this one time..."
- drstewart 8y agoThe same exact problem exists with technical skills, so I'm not sure why you're singling out culture fit. And when companies do add objective metrics like whiteboard problems, everyone freaks out how it's not comparable "real world" (aka subjective)
- smt88 8y agoWhiteboard problems are not objective. They have multiple solutions, and a human subjectively judges how good the given solution is and how good the thought process behind it was.
- scarface74 8y agoI've had countless number of times where I've had to sketch out an architectural design both during an interview and during my job with CxOs. Being able to communicate your ideas are important in the real world. On the other hand, I had one whiteboard interview where I had to write psuedocode for a merge sort. I was offered the job but I turned it down.
- jpmoyn 8y agoWhile I do agree that the same problem exists with technical skills, I think it's a larger issue with the "culture fit" concept.