Let’s say your company is a bit, well, “different.” Yours isn’t a culture of button-down conservatism. You’re more edgy, more hip, a bit, shall we say, quirky.
Or your company’s culture could be one of exceptional hard work – your employees happily put in 10-, 12- or even 14-hour days.
Or a great number of your employees volunteer within the community. A service-orientation runs rampant throughout.
Below are some tips to help you recruit for your particular company’s culture – whether it be quirky or staid.
The first thing you’ll want to do doesn’t have much to do with your corporate culture as a whole: you should ascertain the key competencies you’ll need for a position. Write down the necessary skills and background, any special qualifications.
You also can determine what traits and characteristics do best in this position.
Then, make another list of the personality traits that tend to do well in your company. Do driven individuals succeed or are the winners in your company more laid back? Do those who are über organized or very creative tend do better or worse at your firm?
Post the open position internally before heading to outside candidates. Be sure to seek out candidate referrals from your current workers – they’ll have great instincts about whether or not a friend or acquaintance will be a “good fit” at your company.
You’ll probably want to conduct phone interviews with promising candidates before bringing them in for in-person interviews. A phone interview can help you get a “feel” for a candidate’s personality and whether or not he or she will find your company to be a good place to spend eight-plus hours a day five days a week.
During the face-to-face interview, in addition to interviewing for the necessary skills and prior work experience, you’ll also want to see how the candidate interacts with your current staff and other company employees, how the candidate “carries” him- or herself during the interview, etc.
For example, if the candidate appears to be a bit casual and/or off-the-cuff, would that fit with your particular working environment? Or do people who carry themselves a bit more formally tend to thrive at your business?
Naturally, there is some “going with your gut” aspect of hiring employees who will fit well in your company’s culture. Listen to your instincts – while also carefully looking at what the candidate has done in the past, his or her quantifiable skills, and background/interview checks.
Arrow Staffing certainly can help you find employees that are “just right” for your San Bernardino or Riverside county company. Worried about whether they’re truly a match for your culture? Try them out on a temp-to-hire basis! We look forward to hearing from you.