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How Is Creating Your Company Culture And How You Can Control It
- 1. *Pleasenotethisdocumentdoesnotrefertoorsupersedeanylegalrequirementsconcerningdiscriminationinthe
workplaceorthehiringprocess.
Whenaskingaboutaninterviewee'spastworkexperiences,askaboutthesettingsandenvironmentsinwhichtheyworked.Their
descriptionsandtoneofvoicecanoffercluesabouttheirpreferencesandhowtheysucceededineachenvironment.Anotherkey
indicatoristheiremploymenthistory.Changingjobsfrequentlymayindicatedifficultyfeelingcomfortableinapositionormaking
connectionswithcolleagues.Ontheotherhand,someonewhohasworkedatseveraljobsforlongperiodsoftimeismorelikely
tohavehonedskillsthatallowthemtoadapttoandintegratewithavarietyofworkstylesandenvironments.
1 Employmenthistory
Askaboutteamworkandhowwelltheyworkwithothers.Iftheyalwaysdescribethemselvesastakingaleadershiprole,ask
follow-upquestionsthatgiveyouasenseofhowtheytakecharge.Aretheyanaturalorganizerwhoincorporatesallcolleagues’
input,oraretheyforcefulaboutensuringit’s“mywayorthehighway”?Havetheyworkedatjobsthatofferavarietyof
interactions?Iftheapplicanthasgenerallyworkedinonlyonetypeofenvironmentandisnow applyingforsomething
2 Teamwork
3Thebestwaytoseehowanapplicantmayworkwithcolleaguesistohavemorethanoneemployeeinterviewtheapplicant.
It’shelpfuliftheinterviewersworkcloselywiththepositionyouaretryingto llandembodyyourcompanycultureinhealthy
ways.Inaddition,ensuretheinterviewtakesplaceatyouroffice,andcreateanopportunitytowalkwiththeapplicantthrough
theworkspace.Smartinterviewerswillassessmorethanjustinterviewanswers,andwillusenon-verbalcuestogetafeelforhow
3 Makingsure
Oneofthemostimportantcharacteristicsofacompanyisitsculture,specicallythesocialenvironmentwithinacompany
andtheinteractionsbetweenemployees.Acompany'scultureispreservedandenhancedbyhiringandretainingemployees
whosupportandcontributetotheoverallmissionandgoalsofthecompany.
Thisaddsyetanotherchallengetothehiringprocess.Theinterviewerneedstolookateachapplicantandassessiftheywill
beanaturalt,iftheywillimprovethecompanyculture,oriftheirinclusionwillcontributetoamorenegativeatmosphere.*
Herearethreetipstohelpprospectiveemployersgaugeanapplicant'slikelihoodtoaffectcompanyculture:
WhoIsCreatingYourCompanyCultureandHowYouCanControlIt
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