Although job skills and
competency are critical to long-term success at a company, culture and
personality match between the candidate and employer is just as important. For recruiters, matching the right candidate
to the right company culture is important for creating employer/candidate
matches that last. Here's what you need to know to make the right match:
Know your candidate. What is your candidate's personality? What do they
really desire out of a job? If you
ask them directly you may not get a straight answer and it's not because they
don't want to be honest. Oftentimes, people are not aware of what they really want
or which personalities they mesh best with, at least not consciously. But using
some readily available assessment tools you can find out about your candidate's
personality and what type of personality and company culture works best for
them.
Know your client.
Understanding your client's company culture is critical to making the
right candidate choices for them.
But understanding your client's needs is not just limited to
understanding the general company culture; you also need to know a little bit
about the personality of the manager that will supervise the candidate if they
in fact take the job. Having a
good match between a manager/supervisor and the candidate's personality is
critical to workplace harmony and long-term success in the position.