That Employees zu Companys should fit is actually a truism. And yet the technical term “cultural fit” is a hot topic in the world HR-Scene. We are now discussing this on a panel of the Süddeutschen Zeitung.

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What is Cultural Fit?

Cultural fit, too German: cultural match, according to Wikipedia, is “a Term from personnel psychology.

It describes the correspondence between applicants and employers (companies) in terms of behavior and values. "

The team has to fit together

It's like in football: top stars don't get the club any further if they don't fit in with the team. That Team must ultimately go well together.

And that's how it works in the Recruiting: If you want to put together and keep a great team, you have to make sure that the employees fit together in terms of values, basic beliefs, attitudes, etc. But what exactly does that include?

Employees have to fit into the company's values

For example, the right values ​​and working methods. Because it's no longer just about good grades, the right ones Curriculum vitae and the technical ones qualification:

Companies are increasingly looking for future employees to fit into their corporate culture in terms of their values ​​and ways of working.

Trend theme Cultural Fit

Originally it was the other way round: An increasing proportion of applicants, above all the "Young Professionals" of the Y and Z generations, had the claim that the potential employer suits their own values ​​and wishes.

As a result, it has now become a trend for companies to specifically advertise their values ​​for exactly the right employees. In doing so, they usually provide the following basic Ask:

Values ​​- a spongy topic?

The whole theme of values ​​I personally find a little bit spongy. Which company does not like propagating values?

And in many companies, too, the topic of values ​​seems a bit grafted and hollow - motto: super values, but nothing behind it.

Cultural Fit and Diversity

Finally, one must also ask oneself what the topic of "cultural fit" means for diversity. Because today it is already a Problemthat in many companies only people with similar opinions are hired. Trends such as employee-by-employee recruitment amplify this threat.

In addition, the topic harbors the danger that companies now rely even more on gut feelings than they already do decide. Fortunately, there have long been evidence-based approaches that make the cultural fit more objective and tangible.

The discussion: It's about the best elf

On the panel of Süddeutschen Experts are now discussing whether and to what extent this approach can be implemented in the recruiting context. Which Solutions are there and how do they work in the process?

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