“Ideal new hires are people who embody your company values.”
– David Cohen
“Over time, a company’s values define its work-life culture.”
We have defined values as “firmly held beliefs that are emotionally charged, resistant to change, and universally applied.”
Today, most employers have established key strategies such as onboarding plans, assigned mentors, and fostering team integration through continuous feedback to support newly hired employees and align them with the organization’s culture and goals. While all these actions are important, the steps taken during the recruiting process can further ensure a new hire’s success. When new employees embrace the company’s values, they quickly assimilate into the organization. In this context, hiring the best talent means selecting individuals whose personal traits, values, and behaviors are compatible with the organization—what is referred to as “fit to behaviors.”
“Fit to behaviors” is a relatively new business concept that identifies the organizational values and behaviors representative of the entire team. The more compatible a person’s values are with their environment, the greater their “fit.”
In organizations built around a “fit to behavior” team, values go beyond just marketing slogans on a website or tired mantras in company literature. Instead, these values become intrinsic ways of being for the best employees, who in turn share their culture and company values with everyone they interact with, fellow employees, vendors, and customers worldwide. This results in an increase in employee and customer retention.
While skills and experience are always essential hiring criteria, other factors are equally important. People come into an organization with diverse life experiences and various geographic and family backgrounds. This diversity is beneficial when the right individual joins the team. Ultimately, the key to successful hiring is finding individuals whose behaviors align with the company’s values. These individuals will act in the Company’s best interest, regardless of the circumstances.
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