Hiring for Culture Fit - The Selection Discussion

As this quote of Mr. Howard Schultz says, a resume cannot tell you whether someone will fit into a company’s culture.

It is essential to conduct a detailed interview, not have the “I can make up my mind about a person within 10 seconds of meeting them” mindset.  In that case, don’t meet the candidate, just directly hire the person who was referred to you by your trusted source.  I don’t mean to say that you shouldn’t hire from employee or other business referrals – you actually should because there are many benefits involved.  The most important benefit of an employee referral is that they know the culture of the organization already, so the chance of the candidate fitting the culture of the organization is higher. And it is easier to assess this culture fit after a few rounds of behavioural event interviewing (BEI).

BEI, (as we may know) is a technique that asks the candidate to describe a situation or an experience they had in a previous job.

Responses to BEI questions may not be as polished as those to traditional type of question because they cannot be rehearsed ahead of time. Of course, with this tool, we are now in the midst of a discussion, and not a quiz session. So, the interviewer must be able to formulate the question based on the resume or on some turn that “The Selection Discussion” has taken, listen carefully to responses, and formulate further questions to get a better understanding of the candidate. The entire interview has to flow as  conversation.  As you can see, this discussion cannot end quickly, but it will definitely help you get more information and raise your interview to an art form. 

What questions does one ask to assess culture fit? Questions about working style, achievements, and so on.  For more information, you should register here to attend the Selection Discussion and learn the nuances of the Behavioural Event Interview.

https://www.townscript.com/e/the-selection-discussion-behavioural-interviewing-skills-044202

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